Maddalena finally seems to have found her place: she is an acclaimed writer, happily engaged to Vanni a loving, brilliant publisher. But when Valentina reappears, she finds herself questioning everything.
大宅憩园易主，姚国良一家迁入。良任由亡妻母亲娇纵儿子，继室万婉华虽不满，却束手无策。夫妇俩偶憩园旧主人杨梦痴父子，得悉痴遭遇悲惨，正因童年被溺爱，华趁机促良反省，好好教导儿子。
杨帆和她的丈夫袁泳，还有饭馆服务员小方，从夜晚到白天，又从日光之下延续至一个个诡谲的深夜，他们彼此间发生的的故事，荒诞离奇，却又令人无比唏嘘，三人如共生关系般存在，如同齿轮间的相互羁绊却又无法离开对方，就像最简单的游戏：石头，剪刀，布无间轮回下去。
