The Real Death Clock

A website promising to predict death interrupts a study session. When Stephen’s result puts his death only minutes away, he and his friends turn an ordinary afternoon into an emotional farewell. Mal reveals her feelings and races to arrange an Orlando vacation, while Stacey borrows his grief from familiar stories. Their skeptical friend discovers an extra zero in Stephen’s age, but the group has already worked itself into a dramatic bedside vigil.

The friends repeatedly draw on Charles Dickens stories, including Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, with a detour through The Muppet Christmas Carol.