As the Great Depression drags the working class further and further under, Beatrice Carraway struggles to keep herself, her mother, and her younger sister afloat. Then in walks Jack Turner. Though Beatrice is determined to pull herself up by her bootstraps, Jack has decided on a different path out of the gutters. It isn't long before Beatrice is swept into an exciting and glamorous life of crime beside the man she loves. Yet while Jack begins seeking bigger payouts and publicity, Beatrice starts to long for a safe, quiet life. But when the danger of Jack's schemes ratchets up, Beatrice fears her dreams - and her future - will end up going down in a hail of bullets.