Radiance

Struggling with personal and professional crises, Mark Perdue faces the weight of his failures as a once-prominent physicist. Feeling isolated at UC Berkeley and burdened by his wife's grief after a recent abortion, he grapples with his declining mental health due to chronic Lyme disease. As he experiences chest pains, the thought of a heart attack emerges as a potential escape from his overwhelming troubles, highlighting his desperation and the profound emotional and intellectual turmoil he endures.