The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.

David is an idealistic rookie officer able to maintain a decent urban lifestyle for him and his family until his moral code is challenged. At the same time up-and-coming gang member Lito steps into dangerous territory when he defies matriarch Tia in seeking more power and wealth on his own. Rebellious teenager Rio is flirting with gang life until he has to deal with his own guilt over a tragic death.

When two friends embark on a journey to Mexicali for a Birthday celebration, they soon realize their psychedelic shenanigans have taken a turn for the worse.

Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.