When the only daughter of veteran homicide detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. Suspecting otherwise, Craven embarks on a solitary investigation where his search ncovers not only her secret life, but a world of corporate cover-ups and government collusion. A shadowy government operative (Ray Winstone) has been tasked with cleaning up the evidence and as the explosive truth is revealed, Craven becomes a man on a mission for revenge with nothing to lose.