Businessman Joe Danton finds his daily grind suddenly interrupted by the death of a dear friend at the hands of a carjacker. Joe, a boring suburbanite with a long-since buried monster inside, turns vigilante and seeks out the vicious inner-city gang who is responsible. Meanwhile, a talented but hapless police detective musters his experience and resources to stop the bloodshed before the city streets are turned into a war zone. It might well have been an easy mission for a man such as Joe until an unfortunate chain of events leads to the gang learning Joe’s name and home address, putting him and his peaceful neighbors at risk. Throughout his difficult endeavor, Joe finds himself persistently haunted by visions of his past, which he must also find a way to resolve.