A bright future. America has turned into a parched desert. Eight hundred million people are being concentrated in a vast metropolis, where 17,000 crimes are committed every day. Therefore, all branches of the legal system - the police, lawyers, prosecutors, the Institute of Chartered etc., are concentrated in a single executive body - the judge. They are judjing the criminals protecting ordinary citizens from rampant crime. Judge Dredd is one of the best representatives of the system, capable to stand alone against the bandits. And if beautiful companion will help him, together they become an unstoppable force.