Ruby is a thirty and flirty (but definitely not thriving) New Yorker whose life is transferred to the Hamptons right after a chance meeting with a wealthy consignment store owner.

Upon her father's insistence, Nora joins her stepbrother and his friends on their ritual Dropping, but as it turns deadly, she must confront the shocking reality that her father may have not been honest with her about the risks involved.

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.