Overview
The Hired Man follows hitman Jax in his final 48 hours of living in Philadelphia as he prepares to go on the run, after having failed at a job that ultimately would've given him, in return, a chance at a normal, hopeful life, but has now made him a target to the most powerful and influential drug cartel to infiltrate the city.
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