When Jillian returns to her hometown of Watts after a turbulent military discharge, she's met by the wreckage of her old life-a broken, alcoholic, drug-addicted father and a younger brother, Doobie, who's vanished into the streets. Seeking refuge, she turns to her best friend, Denise, whose own life is on the edge. Denise has her hands full with Troop, a volatile new boyfriend who's convinced she's pregnant with his baby and won't leave her side. Just as Jillian tries to find her footing, Doobie reappears with a terrifying confession: he's been dealing drugs to an undercover cop, and now, he's being tracked. Desperate to protect him, Jillian and Denise pull in Rhonda, a third friend balancing life as an online sex worker and single mother. Rhonda's already tangled in her own web-she's facing threats from the widow of a former client who's holding child protection services over her head. The three women, each trapped by their own battles, make a decision that will change everything. The