Andy Shaw is an office worker who gets caught in a loop that forces him to live the same hours of his life over and over again. He is the only person who knows about this. During a loop, he learns that a scientist named Nathan Christian has predicted an event that matches his experience. Shaw calls her and explains what is happening, however, Christian is very skeptical about his claims. At the next loops, Shaw struggles to make contact with Christian again, and in the process becomes frustrated to the point of yelling at his secretary and throwing his suitcase into traffic. Eventually, he manages to speak to Christian, who initially dismisses Shaw as insane until Shaw describes the transition as predicted by the scientist (the phrase "consciousness is an independent variable". ," which is central to Christian doctrines).
The Professor is saddened and informs Shaw that there is nothing that can be done, causing Shaw to become frenzied and shoot himself. There is a brief pause until Shaw finds himself back at the beginning of the loop, realizing that he is trapped for eternity.
