Molly Clarkson is celebrating her fiftieth birthday. She's throwing a party. Despite her wealth, she's keeping it a modest affair—only four guests are invited. These four people all share a desire: her money. However, Molly has no intention of giving them what they want, and so they wait for her to die. There are others who are also waiting for her to die. But one of them can no longer muster patience. So, on the day Molly Clarkson turns fifty, she will die.