 After leaving his family, Will Knight runs to the big city in search of his place in life. Upon meeting the outgoing Jay, Will believes he s found the only family he ll ever need. However, after getting mixed up in crime and murder, Will realizes this world never deals a fair hand. Meanwhile in suburban life, Carl Franklin deals with the tragic loss of his mother and his brother s coma. Carl, never forgiving himself for the upheaval of his family, desperately tries to imagine life the way it could ve been rather than hoping for the safe recovery of his brother Ed.