A 15-year-old boy, Louis "Zig Zag" Fletcher, is being mentored by Dean Singer, who is battling terminal cancer. Despite his own struggles, Dean is dedicated to ensuring Louis has a better life. Louis works at a restaurant, where he faces abuse and exploitation, and is forced to steal to pay off his father's debts to a loan shark.
Zig Zag
A teenager with autism takes drastic measures to ensure his family's well-being by stealing from his employer, using the funds to pay off his father's debts to a loan shark, despite the father's history of abuse.