Ray is a writer for a sizeable publication company in LA. His position with the company is in jeopardy, and his writing style requires a transformation if he is to obtain retirement.
In search of the fresh, new material his employer desires, Ray becomes intrigued by the life of Mike Long, an alleged transient whose life is not at all what it appears.
Mike Long’s challenged life is portrayed through the chaos of terrorism, blood, death, destruction, desire, and the never-ending need to stay alive. Ray transforms Mike’s struggles into an energizing account, all the while, the writer and the one-time transient, unknowingly, achieve duplicate goals.