They ate the food? The senseless killing of a Chinese delivery man sends his family into a tailspin. While grappling to keep their restaurant afloat, the Lau family must survive New York's criminal court system to find justice or revenge, whichever comes first. Inspired by true events, The Chinese Delivery Man picks up where the press left off: once arrests are made and there are no more sensational, lurid headlines, how does a struggling immigrant family deal with the aftermath of a tragic loss of one of their own and put their lives back together?