Samuel's dream of buying a recording studio, making a hit record, and becoming a famous hip-hop artist has hit a snag. The money he borrowed to make it all happen is long over due. With the money all gone and the record far from finished, he becomes desperate for a solution. So when "The Bruce" - unscrupulous business man and owner of a string of male strip clubs - gives him only six months to pay back sixty-thousand dollars or say good-bye to his dream, Samuel knows what he's got to do. To make it all work, he going to take it all off. With his looks and his talents, raising enough money to pay off the loan and complete the record ought to be a cinch, but there's still a hitch. For his plan to work he'll have to keep it a secret for a number of reasons.

Three store owners discover their strip mall has been gambled away to a thug who loves to bowl. After unsuccessful attempts to pay the thug back they enter a bowling tournament to win the money, despite having no previous bowling skills.

A detective becomes obsessed with bringing a man to justice, whom he is sure is a serial killer and the murderer of a woman with which both men were involved. However, the supposed killer may be as much a victim as the murdered people.

Everything Michael DeVeaux II ever wanted was so close, yet, so far away. His life was idyllic, relaxed, and mostly beautiful. He had his wife, his mistresses, his money, his mansion, his music, and his collection of contemporary art. But, he also had a love/hate relationship with a dead musical genius who was his idol. But, when a buried family secret reveals itself, he discovers that the things that he thought were important, are not important at all.

A narcotics officer (Paul De La Rosa) returns to Niagara Falls to check smuggling of "black tar" heroin.