Through the Last Lane - is the story of a teenage boy, James, who lives in a council estate in Lagos. He has been raised by his single mother after the murder of his father by the famous club owner and drug dealer Red. James distracts himself from the temptations of the fast life in the streets by joining a local football academy with the aim of one day getting scouted. The intense banter by some of the lads in the academy makes James question his abilities. A loss of confidence allows James’s closest friend AkinJoe pressure him into having a taste of the fast life. Shakira, a local gold-digger and club hopper acts on her long interest in James when she kisses him in Red’s club. This creates a confrontation between James and Red. Red is the biggest drug-dealer in town and he wants Shakira to be his main girl. When Red’s bodyguards manhandle James after the confrontation, Shakira comes to his rescue as Red bloodies him up.The club incident causes James to derail from his progress in the football academy; he grows distant from his mother.