Detective Jacob Stillwell (Steven Seagal) is one of the most celebrated homicide detectives in the country. His brutal delivery of street justice is legendary among the men and women of law enforcement. But on this latest case, he may have finally met his match – Lazerus, a cunning and perversely violent killer who is on the loose and terrorizing the inner city. Stillwell's desperate pursuit of Lazerus takes him into the dark, depraved Memphis underworld of street sex and senseless violence.