Desperate to save his ailing diner and to provide a living for his son, Onassis Hernandez, an immigrant from the Philippines, makes a deal with Michelle, a random woman he met at a bar. When he realises that she scammed him, he takes hostage of her, her husband and her lover; only to get more enmeshed in their fraudulent lives. While the involuntary ensemble faces their personal hardships, the hostage unleashes unexpected intercultural protests and nationwide riots.