In 1970s Detroit, an ordinary working guy named John Miller falls for the girlfriend of a powerful local gangster. Enraged by the outsider’s audacity, the crime boss sets him up, sending the innocent man behind bars for years. Released after serving a grueling prison sentence, John finds his former life completely ruined. Driven by a thirst for justice, he launches an uncompromising, ferocious campaign of revenge against the syndicate leader to take back what was stolen from him.