Back in the tenement building where he works as a security guard, Mr. Bruno tells his friend Paul that he's about to lose his job. He's worried about the city's identity crisis, and he wants to know what's going on in his old neighborhood. His mom passed away a few months ago, and his dad took a job with the New York Police Department. He wanted to move back to his hometown in Indiana, but no one wanted to ask him about it. Now that his mom's gone, his brother, curtis, has taken a job working in the same neighborhood where he grew up. He and his friend are shocked to learn that the neighborhood has changed completely, and they're worried about what that means for their new home. They wonder if they'll ever be able to get back to their old neighborhood, and Paul says he'll need some new friends to help him get back on his feet.