How tenuous is man's grip on tight culture when survival becomes a issue? When the lights go out and stay out for several days, suburbanites Matthew and Annie learn the hard way that individual is"of course" a predatory animal. Matthew's long-time friend, Joe, happens by also a competition between both friends and about the day simmers since Annie cares for her sick baby. . Is this what is meant with"man's inhumanity to man?"