ðə stˈoːɹi ɪz sˈɛt ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kɹˈɪsməs sˈiːzən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, ɪnðə lˈæst dˈeɪz ʌv pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The story is set in New York City during the Christmas season of 1932, in the last days of Prohibition in the United States.