Amerika im Jahre 1906: Im "melting pot" New York brodeln die Konflikte einer Gesellschaft, die im Umbruch ist. Immigranten strömen in die Stadt, in den Vierteln pulsiert der Rhythmus des schwarzen Ragtime.
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
