Rick Robinson est un étudiant sous exploité dans un célèbre cabinet juridique de Miami : son temps se divise entre faire des photocopies et réviser son examen, qui lui permettra bientôt de devenir un vrai avocat. Un jour, il croise par hasard un des patrons du cabinet et accepte de lui rendre un service : transporter un mystérieux chargement jusqu'à Los Angeles. La mission se complique lorsqu'il apprend qu'il doit emmener avec lui la nièce du patron, ainsi que son cochon...

Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son Owen falls ill, Kane finds his only option is to turn to Daniel Morgan (William Atherton), the local kingpin of the criminal underworld. Morgan offers to help Kane's family, but double-crosses him. When Morgan tries killing Kane by employing a dirty cop, Jace Olsen (Ethan Embry), Kane escapes from prison to seek his revenge and save his son. With the FBI (William Devane) and Police (Embry) on his tail, Kane must utilize all his deadly skills to save his family and himself.