Alcoholic cop Jesse (Stephanie Finochio) descends into the treacherous mafia underworld in search of her missing brother but finds her dangerous mission complicated by a sympathetic bartender (Eric Roberts) an Internal Affairs investigator (Armand Assante) and a foreboding crime boss (William Forsythe). Later a vicious attack on the troubled cop's mother prompts Jesse to load up a sawed-off shotgun and take aim at the thugs responsible.