Los Angeles police officer Tom Rhodes (Keanu Reeves) is a tough, brave and courageous man. He and his teammates often use violence against suspects regardless of police regulations. Their actions frighten and hate the criminals, and they are also criticized by their colleagues. With the care of Captain Jack Ward (Forest Whitaker), Tom goes his own way and remains unmoved. Terrence Washington (Terry Crews) is Tom's former partner. He was ordered to investigate Tom's violent law enforcement. One night, Terrence was killed by two masked men. Based on the evidence left at the scene, Tom became the number one suspect. After many twists and turns, he cooperated with Paul Diskant (Chris Evans), the police officer in charge of investigating the case, but found that there was a shocking conspiracy behind the murder. At the same time, danger is coming, and Tom must hurry up and fight for freedom and innocence...