In the town of Apex, Alabama, a young black woman, Jacinta, works at a store in the country’s largest retail chain. On a stifling summer day, she recognizes a new co-worker, Wayne Lee, a young white man with whom she went to school. A friendship begins, despite severe racial hostility on both sides. The coming together of these two lost souls creates a dangerous storm of conflict, secrets, and violence. City Limits touches on racial disparity, mental illness, and the soul’s desperate desire for freedom as it builds to its perilous and surprising climax.