6 people, LA and 1 day.
1) Stella Davis, actress and part-time cafe waitress. She serves a man and he casts her in a movie. The entire shoot is a disaster, she is fired and the film cancelled. He spends the rest of the day crying in the park and drinking.
2) Stan Topps, LAPD detective on trail of serial killer. His detective partner Dietrich is not available, so he works alone. During the day, he cracks the case and finds out who the mastermind is, after which he calls Dietrich to help him with arrest.
3) Brutus Buxus, gangster, lends money to directors Thomas Krug and Mitch Balaton. They already owe him from past and promises him that the film will earn and they will return everything to him with interest. He has a wife, Molly. Later the film is canceled and he wants his money or their death.
4) Mitch, the director, and Thomas borrowed money from BB. He meets the charming Stella in cafe and casts her as lead role. Falls in love with her and doesn't know how to tell her. Movie is cancelled. He's looking for her. In the evening, he follows her to a cafe.
5) Thomas, from BB goes to his lover Molly. He is planning to rob a cafe and looking for a gun. Then he shoots the movie. Preparing for a robbery.
6) Molly, BB's wife, Tom's lover, watches him and Mitch all day.
7) Finale: Stella is at work, BB comes to eat, Mitch comes and confesses his love to her, BB wants to kill him, Tom arrives trying to rob it, detectives Stan topps and molly dietrich rush into the cafe to arrest BB.
