The Cure is a story of love vs. lust when two strangers cross paths at "The Harlem"-an upscale jazz club. Lightnin' Hopkins, a 25-year-old architect and local poet known for his sensual and romantic poetry, and Paris Lawson, a 36-year-old no-nonsense successful doctor who puts her work at the forefront, cross paths one fate filled night in search of "the cure.