A washed-up boxer escapes from a mental institution and finds himself in a drug-hazed journey to find the prostitute that has stolen his kidney and left him for dead.

Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a new play her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.

Character triumphs over adversity and temptation when a young African-American man is unexpectedly thrust onto the streets of Harlem.