A C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page story.

By Any Means

David Gutierrez is an up and coming New York stand up comic who is funny on stage, but off stage he struggles with: the death of his sister Gabriella, his Autistic mother Mariah in a mental institution and the disappearance of his abusive father Ralph that connects David with his street smart friend Rob Parker. As things worsen for Maria in the mental institution and betrayal comes between David and Rob, David flees to Los Angeles to hone his craft and leave it all behind until years later he gets a life changing phone call to retrieve Mariah from the mental institution in New York until his dark past catches up with him. There's always a price for talent.