A lonely taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner. He goes on a violent rampage when his dreams don't work out.

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous taxi dispatcher for a New York City taxi company. He tries to maintain order over the varied collection of strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his "cage," they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.

Jim might not be firing on all cylinders, but his amazing psychic abilities are; Elaine blows a gasket when she catches Louie spying on her in the garage bathroon; Tony, meanwhile, appears back on the fast track to boxing fame; Bobby hits town with some big career news; Alex has outrageous run-ins with both his estranged father and his ex-wife; and Latka may actually marry Simka if his suave alter-ego Vic Ferrari doesn't accidentally get in the way....