Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
In an attempt to win her over once she gets to know him, a socially awkward outsider abducts an aspiring actress and gets more than he bargained for.
