Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) a staid salaryman with a comfortable existence, abruptly leaves his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon) one night after a dire fortune telling. In the hours that follow, he taps into a bleak reality that shatters what remains of his sanity in this urgent, thought-provoking drama based on a David Mamet play. After getting ripped off by some thugs and pawning his wedding ring, Edmond buys a knife to protect himself from the violence with which he is quickly becoming familiar; when he is again threatened on the street, he rises to the occasion with bitter hatred and his own shocking violence.