Jake Bishop is fully rehabilitated and dreams, along with his wife Paris, of the American Dream, which is set to materialize as their own hair salon. However, his criminal past catches up with him in the form of his former cellmate Walker, who saved his life in prison and now, freshly released, demands some help to get started in return. Aware of the Damocles sword hanging over his head—a potential life sentence upon the next conviction—Jake resolutely refuses. But the mastermind behind the scenes has already identified Jake's weakness and forces him to carry out a burglary at a local jeweler. A pitch-black noir by US author Les Edgerton, who impressively illustrates how quickly stigmatization and societal oppression can lead to a pandemonium of human depravity.