Summary

“Menlo Park” follows a man named Ben, who lives in Southern California and works as a book editor. His wife, Eleanor, works as a television producer, and she recently left him. Ben used to be a writer for a high-profile entertainment magazine, but he was recently fired. Ben appears to be addicted to opioids, and his abuse of those drugs may have contributed to his firing. Ben has been struggling with episodes of paranoia and disorientation, which might also be related to the drug abuse. Ben takes a flight to Menlo Park, California to meet with a man named Arthur, who has hired Ben to edit a ghostwritten memoir of Arthur’s life. Arthur is a famous and successful musician. A limo driver—sent by Arthur—picks up ben at the airport. At Ben’s request, the driver makes...