Being the wife of hustler Jerry "Stacks," Kiarra Carter wants for nothing. But when her notorious husband is killed in a suspicious tragedy, everything around her comes crashing down and she is left to fend for herself. With no money, family, or friends, Red is left with Stacks' connect and a close friend of his. Bird, being a seasoned veteran in the drug game, takes Red under his wing and teaches her the ropes. With the streets of chicago snowing with coke and grimy drug dealers plotting to take her out, Red will soon find out that in this cutthroat drug game, nobody can be trusted.