Niecy (Kerry Washington) works at an expensive Boston department store, using her knowledge of fashion and security to steal clothing from other stores. She resells her wares to friends and family in her neighborhood while struggling to connect with her mother, Elaine (Lonette McKee), and worrying about her relationship with her drug dealer boyfriend, Angelo (Eugene Byrd). When she is lured by a local gang to help steal a small fortune of diamonds, however, she finds out how terrifying risking it all can be.