James Baldwin introduces us to young couple, Tish and Fonny,  who are preparing to bring a baby into the world in 1970s NYC. Fonny is serving time for a crime he didn't commit and his family is doing all the can to get him out. Amidst this backdrop, Baldwin shares their love story with us and how they came to be the couple that we know. We experience family drama, tense interactions and the dangers that come from daring to be a young black man or woman at the time. While I did enjoy the story that was told, the ending was abrupt, which left me with questions. I wish we could have learned more, but I guess that was James' whole point, to let you determine how their ending may have turned out.