In an alternate 'American Republic', revolutionary architect Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) freezes time after detonating a building, which is witnessed by the mayor's daughter, Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel)
Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) moves to Boston, returning home to attend her abusive father's funeral. Choosing to stay in the city to open her dream flower shop, Lily soon meets the hot-tempered tall, dark, and handsome neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni).
In the open plains of Oklahoma, University student Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) leads a young team to hunt for tornadoes and track them using the tech from Twister (1996) to improve emergency warning systems and explore ways to possibly disperse them.
In a hospice outside New York City, terminally ill cancer patient Samira (Lupita Nyong'o) begrudgingly joins a group of patients off to the Big Apple on the proviso she is able to get a New York slice.