On the eve of being released from a Martian penal colony, Matthew Quinn relives the events that led to his conviction. As a high-ranking officer for 1970's Irish mobster kingpin, Vincent Morressyy, Matt finds himself caught in a power struggle with Vinnie's sociopathic son, Ritchie. Things are complicated further when Matt develops feelings for a young French Canadian girl and decides it's time to extricate himself from the Morrissey family and his life of crime. Matt soon finds all roads leading out are blocked, however, when his new girlfriend Wendy is dragged into the middle.

Nadima and her twin brother Dastaan are uprooted from their seemingly idyllic home where secrets are buried and appearance is all that matters and find themselves thrust into a world of drugs, violence and chaos. Seduced by the fast talking and flirtatious Donny, Nadima becomes caught in a love triangle after meeting Donny’s best friend Jack. Dismissing her brother’s warnings. It isn’t long before the excitement of all that is new turns Nadima’s world into a nightmare.