Present day New York - the rent is high, so is the cost of living. But for one rag-tag band of thieves, crime pays.

SYNOPSIS:

The Means is a dramatic thriller television pilot that chronicles both sides of the law in New York City. Dealing with themes of nature versus nurture, learning to shed societal expectations, and the perils of navigating a fractured justice system, this show balances the gritty authenticity of The Wire, with the no-holds-barred thrill seeking approach of TNT’s Animal Kingdom. The crime is slick and adrenaline-inducing, the consequences harsh and austere.

Terrence and young Nate pull off robberies for creepy ringleader Ed Meyers, who's arranged for them to heist a horse track upstate. Their successful criminal antics act as a buffer to an unstable home-life for Nate, and a troubled past for Terrence. The third member of Ed’s stick up crew is former federal investigator Angela, the most professional member of the group, and the most experienced. Her skills and superior intellect should flourish in the criminal underworld, but an opiate addiction she picked up after a violent incident from her past threatens to undermine it all.

Detective Ethan Strand of the Robbery Division suspects that his partner and wife are having an affair. His methods for dealing with this are unusual to say the least. Professionally, he’s got a hard-on for Ed Meyers - and a rat in Ed’s crew. Gangster Mario moves drugs throughout the city and invests his profits in a string of underground taverns and nightclubs. When Ed becomes obsessed with targeting Mario's operation for their next score, his team becomes suspicious that this job might be personal.