Love the Hard Way

An unlikely romance develops when strait-laced Columbia University student Claire Harrison (Charlotte Ayanna) falls for Jack Grace (Adrien Brody), a handsome aspiring writer who blackmails businessmen for money with his partner, Charlie (Jon Seda). One day, after his con goes wrong and Jack finds himself targeted by the police, he's forced to abruptly abandon his relationship with Claire. Devastated by Jack's absence, Claire begins a dangerous downward spiral.