Ray Carney is a successful furniture salesman. He is older than in ''Harlem Shuffle'' and he has retreated from small time crime.<ref name=Mosley/><ref name=Grant/> However, asAs his daughter has become more distant to him, he sees a chance to reconnect when she wants Jackson 5 tickets. However, the show was sold out long ago. To score the tickets he rekindles former sketchy relationships and is forced into small time criminal moves once again. He has to reacquaint himself with a corrupt white cop whose goal is to escape the heat that is on him in New York City.<ref name=Grant/> Carney transports stolen jewels, robs a poker game, and rummages through criminals' apartments.<ref name=Mosley/><ref name=Grant/> According to the New York Times, "Carney is resigned and observant, a participant and a hostage, as he embarks on a nightmarish shotgun ride across New York City."<ref name=Mosley/>
