Mild-mannered journalist Nick Archer embarks on a personal vendetta against LA gang lord Antony Meza when two of his friends, an aspiring actress and screenwriter, are brutally executed by Meza's henchmen. Nick's desperate quest for revenge leads him to pose as a member of Meza's gang, where he must be prepared to go to any lengths necessary to gain the kingpin's trust before he can make his move. But the presence of the mysterious Moira Blake, a beautiful cabaret singer who also happens to be the boss's girl, and the target of Nick's infatuation, complicates matters for him. Soon, he will have to make an impossible decision, and the wrong choice could cost him his life...