Professor Robert Daniels has not slept in months. His insomnia has led him to student who is studying the effects of sleep deprivation. Andrew, who wants nothing more than to finish his thesis paper and move on with his life figures instead of taking all semester to do the necessary research he could just pay someone who is actually suffering from it to discuss it with him. This decision leads him through a maze of deception as he tries to decipher what's real and what's not as Daniels starts to paint a vivid picture of elaborate fantasies he's been having since insomnia has set in. As the lines of reality are blurred it's no longer clear if Daniels is reciting figments from his imagination or if he's recounting actual acts that he's carried out. As Andrew is pulled in deeper and deeper he will soon discover what it feels like to be Awake.