When his drug-addicted brother runs afoul of the local gang leader, an innocent young man must pay the debt—he agrees to join a loose gang of thugs in a bank robbery. When the robbery turns violent, the young man and two other hoods must make their way across East L.A. carrying a blood-soaked bag of money. They form an uneasy alliance as they fend off rival gangs and crooked cops alike in a desperate attempt keep the cash and stay alive.