The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this blend of drama and magical realism.

A man's affair with his friend's much-younger daughter throws two neighboring families into turmoil.

Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites—especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time and without any backup—except for each other.

On the day his first child is to be born, Manny learns his estranged father is set to be executed in Texas. Torn between family duty and fear of fatherhood, he abandons his pregnant wife in Monterrey and sets off on a desperate road trip across the border. Accompanied by his childhood friend, Manny’s journey through the vibrant and perilous Texas–Mexico borderlands becomes one of self-discovery, forgiveness, and transformation.