Fresh from prison, a former drug dealer, struggling to rebuild his life and reconcile with an old flame becomes entangled in a world of duplicitous old friends and younger and more ruthless thugs when he agrees to help his best friend, a junkie war veteran, pay back a murderous mob boss, during the tumultuous, racially-divided week of the N.Y. Blackout of ’77.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I've started rewriting the script for this one too. Okay. I'll see what I can do...

As variable said.? The character who seems to be in greater jeopardy is the old friend.? Who is in the driver's seat of the plot, anyway?? Seems like the old friend is driving the plot, the ex-con is in the passenger seat, along for the ride.

And what are the stakes for the ex-con?? What does he stand to lose if his friend fails to pay back the mob boss?

As variable said.? The character who seems to be in greater jeopardy is the old friend.? Who is in the driver's seat of the plot, anyway?? Seems like the old friend is driving the plot, the ex-con is in the passenger seat, along for the ride.

And what are the stakes for the ex-con?? What does he stand to lose if his friend fails to pay back the mob boss?