Six Ways to Sunday

Harry Odum lives with his overbearing mother Kate in a cramped apartment. The world outside feels dangerous and distant, yet a restless undercurrent hints at something volatile beneath his quiet life.

Arnie hammers the owner at a strip club, and Harry watches in stunned disbelief, a thrill of anger stirring inside him. He joins in until Arnie pulls back, leaving them shaken but hungry for something more.

In a diner, Abie Pinkwise sees raw potential in Harry and invites him to become his mob apprentice. Harry accepts, stepping onto a path that feels exhilarating and terrifying.

Arnie's small heist goes wrong and a clerk holds him at gunpoint, landing him in jail. Harry faces a choice to walk away or prove his loyalty, remaining silent as threats loom; the mob later springs Arnie from jail, celebrating at a private brothel.

At the brothel, a tense moment reveals Harry's confusion. Iris, the Hungarian maid from Louis Varga's house, offers him coffee, and Madden—the darker facet of Harry—begins pushing him toward fearsome acts. Iris ultimately quits when the danger becomes clear.

Despite the danger, a real relationship begins to form between Harry and Iris. The connection gives Harry hope for a life beyond crime, even as the world around him tightens.

Harry longs for a house of his own and a life away from his mother's grip. He finds a place, but Kate insists on moving in with him and fills the new home with memories of the old apartment, fueling Harry's anger.

Arnie is released from prison and Harry hopes to recruit him as a getaway driver for a new job. The plan backfires when the target turns out to be Abie’s long-lost uncle, throwing the operation into chaos.

Arnie arrives with a claim of immunity, flipping on Harry and Abie; during interrogation, truths spill out, but the mob's appetite for control remains unquenched.

In a brutal diner confrontation, Harry shoots Arnie, ending their alliance and marking a turning point in his life of crime. The act reverberates as the mob tightens its grip on him.

Morning breaks as Kate's suspicions harden into certainty. She discovers Iris’s hair in Harry's underwear, forcing a tense reckoning and prompting Harry to admit he has a girlfriend whom Kate insists on meeting.

Under mounting mob pressure, Varga orders the killing of Abie. Later, in a crowded diner, Harry uses the ice-pick given to him to kill Abie, sealing a brutal chapter in their world.

Morning reveals Kate’s death by her own hand, leaving Harry to confront what he has become. He shoots Varga and his henchman and escapes with Iris toward a bus station, heading for California, while a body bag labeled Kate sits on the seat beside them.