When The Time Comes is a dark romantic comedy about Ash Ryan, a troubled youth struggling to connect with people, and his girlfriend Carrie. After a heated argument about Ash's selfishness, Carrie leaves him finding solace in his turbulent group of friends lead by the charismatic and angry Sam. When his long-time but distant friend Mike tries to talk some sense into him, Ash knows he needs to turn his life around, and goes out to try and correct his previous transgressions, but still can't envision his life without Carrie. However, Ash's past mistakes could be his ultimate downfall.