Bob Saginowski is a lonely, former small-time criminal who now works as a bartender for his cousin Marv, a loan shark who uses his seedy Brooklyn bar as a cover for his real job—shifting cash around New York’s dirty underworld of organized crime. However, Bob’s disaffected life changes when he discovers an injured pit bull puppy abandoned in his neighbor’s trash. Recognizing a fellow down-and-out soul in need of love, Bob takes the puppy home, vowing to protect it. His discovery also results in an introduction to his neighbor, Nadia, a young woman—also damaged in her own way—who teaches him how to care for the dog. In caring for his dog and developing a relationship with Nadia, Bob is discovering a new and more fulfilling way to live. He’s pulling further and further away from his harrowing past, until a thug attempts to rob the bar and things go desperately awry—with Bob caught in the middle. Just as he finally has something worth holding on to, he could lose everyt