Margaret (Amy Ryan), an older woman running for District Attorney, panics after a young man dies in her hotel room. She calls Jack (George Clooney), a seasoned fixer, who arrives to manage the crisis. They find the young man, known as the Kid, had died by accident, jumping onto a glass table. Another fixer, Nick (Brad Pitt), arrives to help, and they uncover drugs and a hidden camera, hinting at a setup. As they strategise, the Kid revives. Jack and Nick subdue him and seek help from June, an old associate. The Kid escapes, only to be recaptured and reveals his involvement with a drug kingpin. The duo tracks a pager inside a club, narrowly avoiding a confrontation with a criminal named Dimitri. After following the Kid to a drug drop and escaping an ambush, Jack and Nick reflect on the bizarre circumstances.

Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel (btw Red Hook, Brooklyn and Battery, Manhattan) New York.

Barclay Street (btw Broadway and Church Street) Manhattan.

Four Seasons Hotel, 27 Barclay Street (btw Broadway and Church Street) Manhattan.

Car Park, 21 Barclay Street (btw Broadway and Church Street) Manhattan.

Madison Street (btw Market Street and Catherine Street) Manhattan.

108 Madison Street (btw Market Street and Catherine Street) Manhattan.

East Broadway Mall, 88 East Broadway (btw Forsyth Street and Market Street) Manhattan.

East Broadway and Market Street, Manhattan.

Pell Street (btw Bowery and Mott Street) Manhattan.

(Near 24) Mott Street (btw Pell Street and Mosco Street) Manhattan.

Mosco Street (btw Mott Street and Mulberry Street) Manhattan.

Pearl Street and Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place, Manhattan.

69th Street (btw 50th Avenue and Garfield Avenue) Woodside, New York.

Da Mikelle Palazzo, 69-02 Garfield Avenue and 69th Place, Woodside, New York.

Crown Fried Chicken, 204-20 Hillside Avenue and 205th Street, Jamaica, New York.

Cafe, 201 Brighton 1st Road and Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn.