It's December 20th, and the Edgerton Mall isn't exactly full of holiday cheer, despite its two Santas. The mall is a fossil of an industry in decline; many of its stores are closed, and to make matters worse, there is a rampant shoplifting problem. Enter burglar Junior Bender, the unwilling fixer for the City of Angels' various underworld bosses. The murderous Russian gangster who owns the mall makes Junior look into the shoplifting problem for him. But Junior's operation doesn't go well: within two days, two people are dead...
