There can be no honor unless the truth is told. Gang conflicts erupt in downtown Washington, DC and one man enters into the fray to track down a merciless killer who is on the run from the law. A recently exonerated young man is on his way to reclaiming his life. Because he has no other options, he is drawn back to the only world he knows: crime. During his time in prison, he reconnects with a former best friend who has since "made it big" as a drug dealer. With money getting in between them, what starts out as a cooperation that will get them both out of projects quickly goes sour. There is an outburst of hatred and violence when allegiances are questioned. Police Lieutenant Redding (Morgan Freeman) must take matters into his own hands and stop the pointless fatalities before it's too late to save the innocent victims caught in the crossfire of the conflict.