An ex-con on a leash, Lorenzo Brown works a straight job for the Humane Society saving D.C.'s motley dogs. Wearing a foolish uniform, dropping an occasional urine sample, and meeting with his parole officer, Rachel Lopez, is a small price to pay for staying clean. But while Lorenzo fights indif.ference and cruelty on battered streets, his beautiful PO is waging her own secret war against the demons of sex and booze. Now as Lorenzo's best friend struggles to hold on to his drug kingdom and a violent kid spins out of control, Lorenzo and Rachel will be pushed onto a tragic stage--as two people who could save each other's lives...