WhenretiredEastEndvillainCharlieArcherismurderedbyaferalstreetgang,hisbrotherRitchiereturnstoLondonfromSpaintoinvestigate.Withthepoliceinvestigationdrawingblankafterblank,Ritchiedecidestotakethelawintohisownhandsandbringhisoldschooljusticeba cktothestreetsofEastLondon.Roundinguphisoldfirm,heleadsavigilantecrusadeagainsttheviciousyoungcriminals,usingeverygrizzlymethodathisdisposaltofindandpunishhisbrotherskillers.They'reoutgunnedandoutnumbered,butthisfirmhasneverbeenoutclassedyet.