Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.

A long-dormant blood feud between two families reignites when Lucas -- a bright, college-bound young man tries to escape a violent rural town but is first forced to avenge his father's death at the hands of the vicious local crime boss.