On the surface, Parlor Shine is a gangster adventure taking place throughout the 1920s and 1930s. However, beneath the surface is a real and grounded story of love, family, and moral dilemmas. Aaden Briley, an only child whose mother died young and father went to prison, finds himself working for one of the biggest bootleggers in the country. Lucille Rae hosts parties for the elite and powerful in her Helena, Montana mansion, serving illicit whiskey smuggled from Canada. Aaden is just a driver, but soon gets promoted and learns of the mysterious and exclusive Parlor Shine, Lucille’s own homemade hooch. While the mystique draws him in, the power holds him down. When clients start getting murdered, he must work to find the culprit. In the process, though, he uncovers the dark secrets of Lucille’s legacy, as well as the dark secrets of his own life.