 Vahé, Sahak, and Toros run a bonneteau game on the streets of Paris. They re Lebanese French. Vahé also works with his father, a cloth merchant, and is in love with Lu Ann, Chinese French, who s broken off their affair. Vahé wants to make things right: with Lu Ann, with his father s business, and with Yuen, Lu Ann s younger brother, who s on the edge of delinquency and owes money to the gang who arranged his passage from China. Vahé tries to be like a father to Yuen, teaching him a work ethic. When Yuen impetuosity puts his own life in jeopardy, Vahé tries to save him. Are Vahé s impulses and hopes to die on the streets of Paris?