John Ramirez hates celebrity news stories. But when well-known TV comedian Joey Richards dies of a drug overdose, John's stuck covering the story for Channel 6. While digging through the comedian's messy private life, John meets Anthony Barringer, Joey's assistant. . . and perhaps more.
An unlikely friendship develops--one that transforms both men. Through their conversations in newsrooms, diners and hospitals, at parties and on jogging trails, the two men help each other find a way past old mistakes and, on the way, get a few things exactly right.