For generations, a family has suffered under a bizarre curse: whenever one of the men falls in love, he instantly believes he has superpowers. And then dies trying to communicate with wolves, stop a speeding train, or fly. A Freak Show owner discovers the last living male descendant of this family and decides to make him fall in love live on stage—so the audience can both enjoy his heartbreak and place bets on the manner of his inevitable, tragicomic death.