Placing a classified ad in the paper seemed like a great way to find a new room mate. Especially when the clean cut and mild mannered Michael Donner moves in. Their first mistake was trusting him. Their second, showing him where the gun is.

Jeff and Zack are young ambitious men with aspirations of becoming professional artists. Just as things look like they're falling into place, they meet a washed-up former magician and con man named CC Gates.