Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian, even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from giving Jamie a good pounding every once in awhile.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hilary Cantor, a determined but down-on-her-luck single mother caring for a special needs son, becomes entangled in a murderous conspiracy to keep a twenty-year-old secret buried.