This film is a gritty story of lust, greed, and deceit. Starring Robert DeNiro, Hector Elizondo, George Segal, and Karen Black. Segal plays a small time hustler lurking in the back alleys of the Big Apple, trying to escape the self-spun web of treachery that threatens to enslave him. An all- star cast, headed by DeNiro, brings to life all the shady characters that surround the desperate Segal and ultimately seal his doom.