Nicholas Brown and Worick Arcangelo, known in the city of Ergastalum as the "Handymen," are mercenaries who take on jobs that no one else will accept. They are hired by powerful mob syndicates and police alike, and must be prepared for any situation. After completing a contract to kill a local pimp, the Handymen take Alex Benedetto—a prostitute also marked for elimination—into their group to protect her from forces that want her removed from the decaying city she has come to see as home. Yet this criminal haven is entering a period of deep change that risks disrupting the fragile balance of power. Ergastalum was once a refuge for "Twilights," individuals with superhuman abilities born from a special drug, but they are now being hunted by a ruthless underground organization. This emerging threat is beginning to challenge everything the city was built upon, and the Handymen may not be able to stay out of the conflict that is coming.