When a plane crashes, Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder discovers a Note that was meant for the child of one of the passengers. "The Note" shows how dramatically life can change in a spilt second...the need to make a connection and reach out to someone you care about. If only we had a chance for those final goodbyes, to offer words of reconciliation, to say I love you or share regret. Who would you write to if you had only a few moments? What would you say?

中学生西蒙的父母在一次车祸中身亡，这些年一直同舅舅汤姆生活，在外公生命中最后的日子里，西蒙用影像记录下外公的回忆，拼贴出渐渐模糊的父母形象……西蒙的老师萨宾布置下一篇翻译作业，内容是叙述者对父母卷入一次恐怖袭击的回忆，西蒙在完成作业的过程中与叙述者融为一体，使同学们误认他在当众讲述自己的私事，萨宾要求西蒙继续创作，同学们在网络视频中的互动讨论颇为热烈，一些教师和家长甚至陌生人也参与其中，纷纷对这位“恐怖份子”的儿子表达了看法。靠拖车为生的汤姆偶遇萨宾，一番接触之下，汤姆发现对方居然是死去姐夫的前妻，而汤姆的一段不愿揭开的心灵负担也被萨宾盘问了出来

瓦莱利因酒后杀死了她的邻居而入狱，当她出狱后她只想过平凡的生活。然而当死者的儿子出现在她的门口，她发现，忘记过去没那么简单……