When his family is murdered, a special-ops operative, Colonel Robert Sikes (Steven Seagal) turns vigilante and wages war on the criminal underworld. As a stealthy, one man assault team, he takes down street gangs, mobsters, and corrupt politicians with extreme prejudice. It is up to his former protégé, William Porter, with the help of the local police department to bring his former commander to justice and prevent him from tearing the city apart.