When Abel Sawyer is framed for murder by Chicago's biggest and most ruthless gang, the Gods Among Kings, Rory Scott and the other bartenders at Ethel's, a dive bar for dropouts and misfits, are thrown into a world of depts, crime, secrets, violence, passion and hitmen, as they fight to prove the innocence of their friend. But the more secrets Rory and her friends reveal, the more lies are created. They soon come to realise that enemies can be friends, friends can be family, and family can be enemies...