After a botched drug raid results in the accidental death of his son by his own hand, a grieving cop seeks revenge on the gang who put a gun in his son's hand and a mask on his face. 

SYNOPSIS:

COLTON (45, well-built but not overpowering) places an order at a Korean restaurant. WILL (a waiter) shakes with nerves as he tries to hold a tray of drinks. Colton's stern look calms him. Will tucks a wire back into his shirt and deals drinks to a table of Korean mafia - including HWAN (40's, rat like) - sitting at a nearby table. They talk of an upcoming gun deal with a new power-hungry crime boss named PRINCE (34, scar on his cheek, buzz cut, wears a velvet blazer). The men toast to their success, knocking a glass onto the floor. Will bends down to pick it up, putting his wire on show. Hwan sees the wire and brings a knife up ready to strike, when Colton pulls his gun and orders Hwan under arrest. The Korean mafia are ready to pounce on Colton when a Police SWAT team enters the room. Gun fire breaks out, and Hwan exits the room. Colton gives chase through the streets, not stopping until he takes Hwan into his custody and down to the Police station. Colton's phone is alight with messages from his wife, MAGGIE (40). Colton's partner,r SCOTT (30's, clean cut), tells him to go home, but Colton places his job first and stays, interrogating Hwan for information on Prince, discovering that a gun deal will take place tomorrow night.

Colton returns home to his devoted wife, MAGGIE (40), and son, NOAH (17). His years patrolling the streets have shown him the cruelty of the world. A world he is determined to protect his son from. This determination prioritizes work over family commitments, meaning that he missed another of his son’s baseball games. As Colton pours himself a glass of whiskey, Noah enters. Noah is leaving to spend time with a friend called FRANK (17). Colton warns him to stay away from Frank because his father is involved in crime. Noah pushes back against Colton’s authority, claiming that he has no place to offer advice when he does not live by it himself. Noah leaves, and Colton downs the whiskey as he types an email highlighting the upcoming gun deal.

Colton briefs a police task force on Prince’s gun deal that will take place tonight. Elsewhere, Noah meets Frank and his father. Frank promises Noah that being the backup for a gun deal will be quick money, and all he will need to do is stand there. Colton and his task force leave the police station in armored vehicles. Maggie texts him, saying that Noah has not come home. He dismisses her concerns and returns to his work. Noah arrives at the gun deal. Frank’s father passes him a gun held together by duct tape.

Prince and the Korean mafia arrive. As they exchange payment, Colton and his SWAT team block all exits. A firefight breaks out, and men are shot dead. Noah and Frank watch as Frank’s father is shot dead by Colton, whose identity is hidden behind a SWAT uniform. A smoke grenade provides cover for Frank to make an escape and forces Noah to pull a mask over his face. Colton’s gunfire forces a fleeing Prince to take cover beside Noah. Prince forces him to stand and points his gun at Colton. As Colton shoots Noah, Prince makes his escape.

Colton decides to stop and help the young man he just shot, letting Prince escape. He removes his damaged tactical mask is greeted by his son's voice. His world comes crashing down as Noah dies in his arms.

After a sombre funeral service, Colton and Maggie return home, but the death of their son places a new barrier between their relationship. They begin to argue, and Maggie sleeps alone. Colton turns to drinking for comfort. He drives to a shop to buy some alcohol, where he spots two teenagers - JAMIE and KANE - being teased as they do business for Prince's gang. Colton grows angry, wanting to beat the men, but knows he cannot take the law into his own hands.

The next day, Colton complains to Police CAPTAIN HARPER and Scott, demanding that the Police do more to stop the teenagers and youths of the city from falling into gang life. Colton's passion makes the pair feel uneasy. They explain to him that he is suspended pending an investigation into Noah's death and that he can't return to work until he has sought medical help and passes a psych test. Colton refuses to hear their opinions, claiming that they cannot understand his pain, and leaves.

His relationship with Maggie worsens as she attempts to connect with her husband, but he turns away at any sign of emotion. Instead, he turns to alcohol to numb the pain, however, alcohol doesn’t wash away the guilt he feels for killing his own son. In fact, one night, it drives him crazy and he holds a loaded gun to his head. Visions of his torment so far play in his mind, ending with his police partner SCOTT (30’s, typical boy scout) saying that it is not his fault. Clarity comes to Colton, and he removes his gun with a renewed mission of revenge. He will kill the man who put his son into a life of crime. He will kill Prince.

Colton returns to the police station. He pretends to be there to collect a personal item of Noah’s. He sits at his desk and begins to copy digital files of Prince’s Gang onto a USB stick when Scott notices him and walks towards him. As he approaches the download completes and Colton stands to leave. The pair talk about how best to deal with guilt. Scott provides opposite points to Colton, but he does not dismiss Colton’s point of view.

Colton studies the downloaded files and highlights targets to work his way through Prince’s ranks all the way to the top. Maggie returns home. She has bought dinner for the two of them. She sees the distance forming between the two of them and begs Colton to open up to her. Colton leaves her alone in her grief as he exits for a night of hidden work. He approaches drug dealers in a car park and quickly dispatches them in close combat until one remains. He threatens information out of the last man on the location of BULLDOG, a man with connections to every part of Prince’s gang. From his dog-like appearance, you can tell where the nickname came from.

Colton enters a back-alley poker game. Bulldog and other lavishly styled players are midgame. Colton plays a round of poker, giving underhanded insults to Bulldog. Bulldog catches onto Colton’s hidden meaning, and the pair tussles. Colton allows the other players to leave before the situation escalates. Two security guards enter, and Colton disables them and fights Bulldog in a brutal fight, ending with Bulldog sitting in a chair at the poker table opposite Colton. Colton deals them both cards, and they play a game of poker. Every time Bulldog loses a hand, Colton shoots him as a form of torture. Pain makes Bulldog squeal like a pig and reveals a fish market, which acts as a distribution center where Prince may be hiding.

Colton storms the fish market, killing the gang members inside. Prince is not in the building. As he goes to leave, something is knocked over. Colton is ready to kill the source of the noise when Frank emerges. Frank is shocked at the gruesome methods Colton employed in killing the men. Colton feels guilt from killing Frank’s father and offers Frank stern advice, telling him to leave a life of crime. Frank reacts badly to Colton's good intentions and snaps, pointing out Colton's shortcomings as a father. Frank leaves.

Frank runs to Prince’s warehouse, where he warns Prince about Colton. Prince asks for more information. Frank knows that telling Prince where Colton lives is as good as murdering him himself, so he keeps quiet. Prince grows impatient and gets his second in command, WACK (35, tall and skinny), to throw Frank out of the office. Frank is left with a black eye.

Colton wakes the next morning in his living room surrounded by empty beer cans. He can barely look at himself in the bathroom mirror. Maggie knocks on the closed door, asking to be let in. Colton grows angry and shouts at her. He regrets his outburst and opens the door to an empty space.

Prince discovers that it was an ex-police officer who killed his men. He lashes out and orders his men to kill police officers. Half a dozen Police officer's are brutally killed on the streets.

Colton walks along a pier, remembering when he brought Noah to the pier side amusements. Scott arrives with his wife and 8-year-old son. Scott leaves them and talks to Colton. He claims that a rouge agent killed members of Prince’s gang last night and knows that it was Colton. The pair argues about justice and revenge. Scott is enraged by this unknown vigilante's quest of revenge, bringing death to Police officers, and fears that he may be next to be killed. Scott is left defenseless against Colton’s need for revenge. Scott claims that family is everything, and Colton can still have a family if he wants to. He invites him to his son’s birthday party tomorrow. Colton leaves. As he buys alcohol from a shop, he passes a section selling toys and buys one for Scott’s son.

Colton’s sleep is restless. He wakes from a night terror and goes to a rough bar where a drunken brawl ends with him seeing the inside of a holding cell. Scott keeps the incident off the books and voices his concerns about seeing his partner in trouble. Colton highlights that Scott would be doing the same if he were in his situation and that the only way to avoid his son being claimed by a life of crime is to remove the life of crime.

Meanwhile, Frank stands in a dark alley with fellow teenage gangsters Jamie and Kane. A dark man approaches them, wanting to purchase drugs. Jamie argues with the man, and the man pulls a gun, demanding the bag of drugs. Jamie refuses to give him the bag and the man shoots him and Kane. Frank barely escapes with his life.

The next morning, Maggie sees Colton’s bruised and cut face. Maggie pleads for Colton to tell her what he is up to. He refuses to open up. Maggie breaks down and shouts that whenever she looks at Colton, she sees the man who murdered her son. Colton leaves Maggie.

Colton eats breakfast at a diner when Frank arrives, buying himself some food. Colton introduces himself and begs Frank to stay. Frank is reluctant but decides to stay. The two talk about Noah and Prince. Colton offers Frank a way to leave a life of crime. If Frank provides him with the location of Wack and Prince, he will kill them, and Frank can run away. Frank accepts the offer, not for the money Colton is offering him, but in memory of Noah.

Colton goes to Scott’s son’s birthday party. He is a natural father and jokes with Scott’s son in a touching moment. A small sense of normality is soon broken when Scott and Colton argue about Colton's obsession with blaming Prince for his son's death. Scott wants to help his friend but doesn’t know how best to do this. Colton lashes out at Scott. Maggie sees Colton’s outburst and corners him. She claims that he is no longer the man she married and wants a divorce.

Colton drinks himself to sleep. He is awoken by a text from Frank showing the location of Wack. Colton goes to the location, but Wack is waiting and captures him. He takes Colton to a storage room, where he ties him to a chair and meets Prince. Between lectures and beatings, Colton picks at his bindings. Prince removes Colton's wedding ring as a reminder of his victory. Prince receives an urgent phone call and must leave to get things ready for a gun deal that will take place tomorrow night. As he leaves, he gifts Colton's wedding ring to Wack. Wack and two thugs enclose Colton. He breaks his bindings and fights his way through them. Wack falls dead to the floor, dropping Colton's wedding ring. Colton rushes out of the room after Prince; however, Prince is nowhere to be seen.

Colton returns home to nurse his wounds. Prince learns of Colton's escape and orders more men to his command. Scott arrives to the carnage of Colton's fight in the supermarket with a forensics team. He discovers Colton's wedding ring. He understands that Colton has been the vigilante killing Prince's men. He pockets the wedding ring for safekeeping.

The next morning, Colton angrily knocks at Frank’s door. He accuses Frank of setting him up. Frank convinces him of the truth, that Wack was waiting and ready for him. He asked for a location, and he provided him with one. Colton claims that their arrangement was a mistake when Frank offers him one last chance at revenge. He tells him the details of Prince’s gun deal that will take place tonight.

Colton opens his wardrobe and arms himself with a duffle bag filled with guns and ammunition when Scott arrives at his house. Scott sees his intentions and the pair argue. Colton claims that he has to kill Prince, not because he was the man who kill his son, but to save Frank. He leaves Scott with the offer to do the right thing and join him. Scott is left debating his obligations to the law and his best friend.

Colton surveys Prince’s warehouse from a nearby abandoned building. He sees Frank drop a crate. He is scolded by Prince for it. Frank enters the safety of the warehouse. Colton drives through the gates, driving in circles to create a smoke screen. Grenades fly from the car’s windows killing men. Colton exits the vehicle and slices and shoots his way through the men in the courtyard. Gunfire forces him to take cover. As men surround him, his gun jams. Colton kills the men with his bare hands.

Colton enters the warehouse. He is skillful in his fighting style, killing a dozen men. He moves on and is greeted by a large, brutish man. Colton is pinned down by the large man and is saved when Frank passes him a gun. Colton and Frank are surrounded by Prince's men. They are outnumbered when Scott arrives with a SWAT task force. Prince's men fight the police. Scott hurries Colton and Frank to the side where a group of Prince's gang pounces on them. The three of them defeat the men. Prince fires at them as he runs to a side room. Frank wants to help them, but Colton convinces him to go. Scott leaves to take Frank to safety.

Colton corners Prince and begins to beat him down. As he is about to take the killing blow, Scott arrives and tells him that prison is the worst punishment for Prince. Prince takes the opportunity, grabs a fallen gun, shoots Scott, and runs. Colton goes to help Scott. Scott is hurt, but it is not fatal. Colton leaves him and runs after Prince.

Colton tackles Prince to the floor outside a river docking station. The ensuing fight is evenly matched, and both take a great deal of suffering. Colton picks up a discarded length of chain and chokes Prince. As life begins to leave Prince, he opens a flip knife and shanks Colton. Colton pulls tighter as each stab of a knife enters his stomach. Eventually, life leaves Prince and Colton releases his dead body to the floor and collapses himself. As he dies, he remembers a beautiful summer afternoon with himself, Maggie, and Noah enjoying each other’s company.