The Organization highlights the life of three individuals who grew up on the gritty streets of Chicago's South Side. To overcome the struggle of poverty, one of the three finds a connect and creates a criminal outfit called the Organization. In their pursuit of success and happiness, the three eventually get caught by the long arm of the law and are sentenced to prison. After being released, they are left to make the choice of pursuing a life of crime or living legit. The choice to write a book and to pursue a career in entertainment proves to be an ingenious idea for one of the trio while the other two struggle to survive while lying low and avoiding game. The decision of one of the trio to partake in a get-rich-quick scheme proves to be deadly and kicks off a chain of events that leaves his wife shot, his son embattled in war, and the future of the Organization unknown. One decision threatens to consume them all.