In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city’s most powerful gangsters.

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter’s criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.