Alan is a struggling young artist who used to survive by working on the streets and now dating the wealthy Los Angeles gallery owner Eva. Allen suddenly received a visit from an old John named Thaddeus. Thaddeus was dying of AIDS. He came to a simple and free place to spend his last days. Alan reluctantly took him in, causing tension in his relationship with Eva, who slowly discovered the truth about their past. When Sadius pleaded with Ellen to find Jamie, a young scammer he had attempted to rescue, Ellen returned to the streets, where he had to make a choice between what he left behind and the uncertainty of the future.