A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
In this anachronistic homage to the classic film noir genre, vintage mobsters roam the modern day streets with tommy guns, federal agents are relentless and a pretty dame flirts with danger for the sake of a flashy lifestyle. All set against a score of jazzy tunes and brass numbers.