I turn to face the city. I gaze out at its concrete horrors and joys, its twists and turns, its ups and downs, its foul, fetid smells and sweet, stagnant dreams. The pleasure. The guilt. I love this place, and hate it. I cannot resolve the two. Josh leaves his troubled past behind him, and moves to Bangkok. He has a beautiful girlfriend, and a somewhat respectable job. Life is good. But then he gets a call from somebody he thought he left behind a long time ago. On the first plane back to Hong Kong, he finds his life has taken a turn for the worse, and there's nothing he can do about it. Swearing he'd never go back to his old ways, Josh can't help himself from being dragged into a world of danger and hostility. Can he escape the path set out before him, and ultimately does he want to?