An eight year old boy spends the day with his father and another man in the Depression Era streets of Manhattan. Ostensibly they sell pencils but in truth they are a criminal gang born of desperation. The past of the boy's father is revealed to him as the day turns tragic and dangerous. A story of growth and understanding for both father and son.
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