Tracers 2015

Cam is an NYC bike messenger who rents a garage from a woman named Angie and is barely getting by. On a routine run, he wrecks his bike after a stranger, Nikki, slips away from the police in a tense escape, leaving Cam to face the immediate consequences. Soon afterward, two enforcers, Jerry and Hu, show up with bad news: Cam is behind on payments for a $15,000 loan to the Tong, a powerful local gang that controls Chinatown. They confiscate his check and cash, loosened only by a warning that missing another payment could put Angie and her son in danger.

Back at home, Cam is reminded that he’s under pressure not just to survive, but to keep the fragile life around him intact. He spends his free time trying to coax his father’s gleaming 1967 Pontiac GTO back to life, a symbol of past pride clashing with present hardship. When his boss calls, he learns that his supposed “girlfriend” has dropped off a brand-new bike for him, a small gesture that underlines how life keeps tossing him different kinds of favors and demands.

Seeking a way to repay what he owes, Cam tracks down Nikki to offer thanks and, in a moment of reckless ambition, tries to imitate her parkour moves. The attempt fails, but it leads him to Nikki’s circle, where the group warns him about the dangers and discipline that come with parkour. Still, Cam’s persistence earns him an invitation to train with them. During this stretch, Cam is formally introduced to the rest of the squad: Jax, Tate, Nikki’s older brother Dylan, and Miller, the group’s calculated, composed leader. After a grueling workout, Cam returns home to a jarring scene: Jerry and Hu have taken his father’s car and shaved off $5,000 from his debt, leaving him with only a month to pay the remaining $10,000. The threat is explicit—they’ll come for Angie and Joey if he slips again. Angie, fed up with the peril and pressure, packs Cam’s belongings and kicks him out.

Cam then becomes a dedicated member of the group, taking part in their work and missions. Miller lays down two unyielding rules: if Cam gets in trouble, he must call Miller immediately, and he must stay out of Chinatown. As Cam proves his value, he stops by Angie’s workplace to explain that he borrowed the money from the Tong to save his sick mother’s home, though the funds weren’t enough to prevent foreclosure. Tragically, his mother dies a week after, intensifying his resolve to satisfy the debt by any means necessary.

Tension escalates as Jerry and Hu reappear, beating Cam for not having the money and giving him a brutal ultimatum: two weeks to pay or they will kill Angie and Joey. At a party, Cam makes a move on Nikki; she initially reciprocates, but soon pulls away, and Miller arrives to collect her. Nikki confesses that she wasn’t fully honest with Cam. He then suggests they leave the city together once the debt is cleared, but Nikki remains hesitant.

For their biggest job yet, the group attempts a bank robbery run by Vietnamese gangsters. They discover the money had already been moved, forcing them to flee as reinforcements close in. In the chaos, Jax is killed, and Cam is arrested. While the police question him, Miller visits and reveals a darker truth: he is James Hatcher, a corrupt DEA agent. He offers Cam a route to freedom—name him as a confidential informant in exchange for helping pull off one last score.

Reluctantly, Cam agrees and confronts Nikki about Miller’s true identity. Nikki apologizes and reveals she owes Miller a debt of her own for helping Dylan escape custody after a violent incident involving a man who assaulted her.

On the day of the final heist, Miller, Cam, and Dylan head to a Russian safehouse to steal a stash of diamonds. Nikki senses Cam is being set up and steps in to try to save him. Miller steals the diamonds and fights to kill Cam, but guards intervene. Cam escapes with the diamonds, prompting Miller to chase him. Reuniting with Nikki, Cam leads Miller into a restaurant owned by Chen, the Tong’s leader. Chen reminds Miller that he has violated an agreement by stepping into Chinatown and has him boarded onto a ship destined for Macau, never to return. Cam hands the diamonds over to Chen, which clears his debt to the Tong. In a final twist of relief and consequence, Jerry returns Cam’s father’s car, fully restored, and Cam and Nikki drive off together, ready to face what comes next.