The protagonist, a recently discharged pneumonia patient returning to his Chicago neighborhood. Struggling with isolation, poverty, and health, he forms a bond with a young girl and ultimately sacrifices his life to rescue a woman from her abusive boyfriend.
Lenny controls the illicit meat trade and grants Joe temporary employment.
Longtime friends maintaining a bond despite Joe's recent illness and displacement.
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