A group of childhood friends in New York City's Hell's Kitchen dream of escaping the mean streets to a better life, but find themselves still in the same place years later. Grown up and with families of their own, they're now enmeshed in organized crime, drug addiction, unwanted pregnancies and retribution from rival gangs. Armand Assante, William Baldwin and Chazz Palminteri lead a deep cast of tough guys... and gals.