Joseph "Joey D" Garrett owes everything to his Aunt Sylvia, including a stint in the Stateville Correctional Center. When he's released, Joey returns to the only life he knows, and he soon becomes an instrumental part of his aunt's plan to rob four banks in a single day.

Before that can happen, though, Joey meets Gloria Sanchez, and she turns his life upside down. Gloria's everything his aunt isn't, and their developing relationship makes him think about how life could be if he weren't so dependent on Sylvia. When he's forced to choose between the two most important women in his life, Joey finds the answer in a take-out bag from a taco truck.