A gang of teenagers accidentally inherits a bag of drugs. They try to sell them back to their original gangster owners, but when that goes awry, they are reluctantly drawn into a protracted and bloody gang war. Meanwhile, they are neglected at home, and must deal with family abuse as well as the gangsters.

Christopher cannot help but think that he is jinxed, but his luck changes when an impish Christmas elf appears, offering him and his siblings a wish.

On the outside, Jennifer's life looks perfect: she's beautiful, rich, and she has Jimmy, a wonderful husband. But, despite everything, there remains a wound inside her that refuses to heal. One day, Archie arrives, and the serene world of Jennifer and Jimmy comes to a jolt. Archie is Jimmy's friend, but he, too, is the man who, in the past, had broken Jennifer's heart. With Archie around, Jennifer discovers that her incessant pain is caused by her longing for him...