When a street thug double-crosses his drug-dealing boss, he discovers that personal connections in the ghetto are separated by only two degrees. In the next 18 hours in South Central L.A., Jazzy and Terry meet, fall in lust and bet their lives on one last chance to get out.

Inspired by real events, a washed-up teen TV star is stuck managing a Hollywood apartment building teeming with hustlers, has-beens, and ex-cons. With eviction on the horizon and his dignity circling the drain, a sudden shot at fame might be his way out — or will it be the final punchline?