In a State

After her sister Julias mysterious disappearance pragmatic twentysomething Mia Ali RyrieGolding checks in on her sisters forlorn husband Joel Sam Young As Joels despair becomes apparent Mia is alarmed to learn that Joel believes Julia Shian Denovan has gone to live with aliens As Mia tries to talk him around Joel makes the fantastical claim he can contact his wife using a strange black object At first unbelieving Mias firm grip on reality starts to dissolve dredging up the ghosts of her relationship with her absent sister