Art Hackett is a physically disabled painter who suffers from chronic pain that causes his manic behavior. He and his brother Adam, lead guitarist of the successful rock band Rive, are fighting over what Adam believes is Art's addiction to Vicodin. Art's only sanctuary is a strip joint called "Valentine's" where Callie Kalasky, an ex-stripper and Art's most recent love interest, sings and plays piano. But when Art approaches Callie about becoming Rive's new lead singer to get Adam off his back, Callie's psychotic boyfriend/manager Lenny Marko threatens to kill Art. Art ignores Lenny's threats and gets closer to Callie. As a result, Lenny's control over Callie and his mafia connections begin to squeeze down on Art and before long everyone connected to Art, including Adam, is put in danger. e7b