Their livelihood is based on theft, and they are trapped in a life of unrelenting suffering. For this hard-hitting look at men who live by stealing and suffer from addiction, director Jon Alpert goes undercover with his cameras. This gritty profile reveals the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America by focusing on a year in the life of three professional thieves and included hidden-camera footage of actual thefts. The profile focuses on their lives over the course of a year.