SCRATCH is a musical drama that follows Angelot a young Haitian immigrant who along with his parents and brother Frantz arrives in Montreal during the 90s Frantz quickly got involved in gangrelated crime while the father Saurel diligently drove a taxi and lived a life of dignity Years later Angelot is now the proud leader of the hip hop act Lights and Shadows Hes taken over his brothers enterprise while Frantz is in jail using the illicit gains to finance the recording of their first studio album One night following a concert and what initially looks like a random barroom altercation Angelot falls into a deep coma during which occurs a flashback through time detailing the roots of his derailment