In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Prison life at its grittiest is revealed in this urban tale about three teenage boys who follow in the footsteps of their father through the violent prison system. When a young filmmaker begins shooting a documentary on the boys, she discovers that a crooked cop set them up … and soon, she becomes more involved in the corrupt tale than she ever imagined.

A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents.