Trapped in a bar during a hurricane, a struggling bar owner and his manager swindle five patrons into a drinking wager that threatens to spiral out of control.
On the verge of bankruptcy, Paul, a struggling bar owner and his manager, Renee find themselves at a crossroads. The day before a hurricane, five local investors with questionable pasts make a bid for Paul's bar. After some quibbling, Paul and a reluctant Renee swindle the investors into a parlay contingent upon a drinking wager. With a storm swirling overhead, Paul, Renee and their dysfunctional patrons begin a night long descent into gambling, conspiracy and drunken antics.—Andrew Myerson