April 2006: Atlanta musician David Evans loves his girlfriend Julie Goldstein, but they're always broke. In a rash attempt to prove he can make some cash, he agrees to act as a drug mule. He deceives Julie by telling her he is going to Europe when actually he flies to Caracas, Venezuela. There he picks up 7 pounds (3.2 kilos) of cocaine concealed within cans of hairspray. Despite believing that 'everyone is paid off' at Caracas airport, he is caught and arrested. Julie meanwhile has gone to meet him in Amsterdam. She has no idea why he is not there to meet her, until he calls. Over the ensuing months he sinks deeper into the hell of the Venezuelan penal system and Julie has to take care of herself. Their lives drift apart. October 2008: After 27 months David is finally free and they arrange to meet. Is there a chance they will get back together? We end the film with David and Julie's actual reunion in Atlanta, and David pays the price for his deception.
