Detroit in the 1970s is a city shaped by crime, power, and dangerous rivalries. John Miller becomes involved with a woman whose life is controlled by a ruthless gangster, pulling him into a conflict that costs him everything. Framed and imprisoned for a crime he never committed, John spends years living with the consequences of another man's actions. When he finally walks free, he returns as a changed man with one purpose, to find the person who destroyed his future and make him answer for everything he has done.