TWO ALTERCATIONS explores the reactions of a young married couple who get stuck in a traffic jam on their way home from work. They witness a gunfight that causes them get seperated from each other in the ensuing mayhem. Michael abandons the car and goes running through the streets in a panic while Ivy stays behind, using the car as her refuge. Was Michael's reaction a response of 'fight or flight' or did he betray his wife? Ivy insisists on uncovering why he would leave her in a moment of danger.