Josie Tyrell, white trash, artist's model, teen runaway and denizen of LA's 1980 punk rock scene, finds a chance at real love with art student Michael Faraday.A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist, Michael introduces her to a world of sophistication, and to his own artistic quest for beauty. But when she receives a call from the Los Angeles County Coroner asking her to identify her lover's dead body, her bright dreams fade to black.