In the years surrounding World War II, a gritty Italian American waterfront community in the shadow of New York City known as Narrows Gate is home to Bebe Marsala, a crooner bent on success, Sal Benno a young man who is trapped by the mob and his friend Leo Bell, a new member of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the CIA. They have no idea what the future holds nor how it will tear them apart.