In a future state where religion and books have been banned, a librarian is judged obsolete by the Chancellor and sentenced to the execution of his choice.
Ordered to commit a murder, a small-time hood nervously looks in the mirror and sees the man he could have been - confident, strong and determined to get out.
Jared Garrity makes a living as a resurrector of the dead in the Old West. He doesn't make money from those who want people brought back to life, but from those who want the dead to stay just where they are.
Hypochondriac Walter Bedeker sells his soul for immortality and indestructibility, only to find out that life might not be worth living if the thrill is gone.
Political fanatic Oliver Crangle has determined that at 4 p.m. he'll rid the world of all evil people by shrinking them to two feet tall. But his plan may prove a little short-sighted.
Barbara Polk has taken care of her detested Uncle Simon for 25 years, waiting impatiently to inherit his wealth. But his will stipulates that she must take care of his latest invention: a robot that has an unnervingly familiar personality.