New York sportswriter Mack who spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with best friend Adam and crew, unexpectedly falls for one of the targets and learns what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

故事发生在波士顿，讲述绝望的父亲被迫联手一名惯犯，洗劫腐败的政客，在劫案出了岔子之后，二人在一位心理治疗师的帮助下，寻找活命的出路。