A troubled young man and his straitlaced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscarwinning short. As his life hits rock bottom, 20something Richie decides to end it all, only to have his halfhearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent request from his sister to babysit her precocious daughter. So begins a madcap tour of Manhattan after dark, as uncle and niece find unexpected bonds in the unlikeliest of places.