Violent martial arts thriller, written by and starring Thomas Ian Griffith as an unconventional Chicago cop who embarks on a bloody vendetta to clear himself of false corruption charges and nail the culprits who framed him. With Charlotte Lewis, James Earl Jones and Lance Henriksen.

Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.