警员迈克尔(鲁克•高斯 Luke Goss 饰)的弟弟大卫是毒品黑帮“红棒刺客”的成员,对帮派生涯厌恶的大卫想在退出团伙后结婚,然而红棒刺客头目艾利亚斯却下令将他射杀。迈克尔发誓为弟弟报仇,可负责此案的警察完全无意查案,反将讨要说法的迈克尔痛打。迈克尔此时明白为弟弟报仇只能依靠自己,他做了红棒刺客的纹身,在街头斗殴中脱颖而出,成功加入了红棒刺客一伙儿,自此与悍将安东尼(爱德•奎恩 Ed Quinn 饰)等人在艾利亚斯的命令下四处征讨。迈克尔偶然发现安东尼沉溺于毒品的妹妹居然是弟弟想要结婚的对象,而他此时也凭借出色的表现成为团伙的干部,迈克尔在毒品团伙中渐渐站稳了脚跟,然而他将如何为大卫报仇?David is a small-time hood in a big-time gang, killed for wanting out to marry his girlfriend. His older brother, Michael, a deputy sheriff in a meth-riddled town near Baltimore, leaves the force, gets a set of tattoos, and joins his brother's crew after claiming to be just out of prison and on the run. He proves his abilities, glad to wreak justice on other gangs and corrupt cops, and he may have a chance at revenge during a summit of North and South American drug traffickers. There are obstacles: a curious female lieutenant of a local thug, a federal investigation he may be stepping on, and the plight of his brother's pregnant girlfriend. Can he complete his mission?