John has just been released from a long prison sentence for a string of brutal crimes. He is intent on changing his life & going straight. He wants no more to do with crime. He gets a job at a local boxing gym & lays low & stays out of trouble. But trouble soon comes looking for him when crime & violence spills onto his own doorstep. John’s younger brother Charlie has become involved in a well known local gang & it’s not long before he’s in major trouble when gang rivalry takes a nasty turn & leaves Charlie in great danger. John now must step in to protect his brother but soon finds himself deep inside the violent world he vowed to stay away from.