1934.
This gritty depression-era crime.
One day, Curtis Mayhew\'s special talent allows him to overhear a child\'s cry for help (THIS MAN IN THE CAR HE\'S GOT A GUN), which draws him into the dangerous world of Partlow and La France. and he can sometimes hear things that aren\'t spoken aloud.
What those friends don\'t know is that Curtis has a special talent for listening...
In a different part of town, Curtis Mayhew, a young black man who works as a redcap for the Union Railroad Station, has a reputation for mending quarrels and misunderstandings among his friends.
Joining together they leave their small time confidence scams behind to attempt an elaborate kidnapping-for-ransom scheme in New Orleans.
Angel-faced John Partlow and carnival huckster Ginger La France are among the worst of this lot.
In the midst of this misery, some folks explored unscrupulous ways to make money.
Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures boomed, and breadlines grew in many American cities. 1934
