When a drug deal goes bad, three friends make a fatal judgement that puts Johnny (Mekhi Phifer) behind bars for a murder he didnt commit. After Johnny is released from prison, he finds himself back in his old neighbourhood where old grudges never die and drugs are a way of life. But when Pattys girlfriend Gloria (Angelina Jolie) threatens Johnnys life for the death of her brother Hayden, Patty is forced to take him out. But what the truth holds, could destroy the bond between friends. When crime is the only way of life, you never know who to trust.