ONE...woman pays the ultimate price for a new form of macabre art. ONE...vote decides the fate of a mall shooter under citizen's arrest. ONE...inventive student tries to save his beloved professor in a meddler's race against time. ONE...newly-discovered archaeological site in south America holds more than just artifacts for treasure-seekers. ONE...girl, anxious to have Santa arrive, decorates her tree in a way the neighborhood just can't seem to look away from. ONE...erotic indiscretion at a friend's wedding leads the duo from passion to terror. ONE...man reasons with his heart to accept what a battered Earth holds in store. ONE...home for troubled children imprisons siblings, forcing them to enjoy all the finer things in life. ONE...bullied teenager escapes into a bookstore and discovers some tomes are doorways to more than just the imagination. ONE...couple learns that in an isolated town religion isn't a choice, it's the only option.