In the center of the plot of the detective Thriller "Brick" — confusing investigation into the death of former girl, which leads young Californian guy Brendan Frye. Senior Brendan not especially loves life and people never liked to stand out or be in sight, it completely suits the pariah, because then you do not need to intersect with the society.
One day he learns that his former girl Emily big trouble and needs help. But Em mysteriously disappeared, failing to tell the whole story. Brendan starts to search for Emily, but soon finds her corpse in the gutter. Shocked he did not hand down what is happening, but with the help of his friend nicknamed "Brainy" begins to investigate this strange case. However, the search for truth posed a greater danger.