 A Chicago North Side brothel is the setting for double-dealing and blackmail when a new madam arrives. An alcoholic former schoolteacher hired as security finds himself a reluctant mentor to Mouse, the impressionable boy ward of the pimp Dewey. Voyeurism is the order all around, as those who watch for pleasure and those paid to watch get more than bargained for when the operationís delicate balance of power is skewed by rebellion.