Ray Cruz is a killer. When his daughter is attacked, he'll do anything
and spill anyone's blood to protect her.
Elena Maldonado struggles to reach her father's home after she's been
beaten brutally by the henchman of a local businessman, Robert Meister.
At one time, Elena's father, Ray Cruz, worked as hired muscle himself,
but he thought he'd left that life behind. When Elena knocks at his
door, a wreck and unwilling to explain, his instincts kick in - the
instinct to protect his family and wreak vengeance on whoever was behind
the brutal message his daughter seems to have understood all too
clearly - stay quiet, do as we say or worse will happen and no one you
love will be safe.
A trip to the hospital attracts the attention of the police and
Detective Jack Carver. Carver warns Ray to let the police handle the
case, but Ray is not the type to let this attack go unpunished. It
doesn't take long, however, before the FBI gets involved telling Ray
that Elena is working with them. None of this stops Ray from asking his
questions, bribing some, intimidating others and beating the hardest
cases. Soon, he finds the henchmen, but they know very little about who
hired them and nothing about why. Ray makes them pay for their ignorance
and their brutality. Detective Carver and FBI agent Ramona Esposito warn
Ray against taking things into his own hands not knowing how far Ray has
already gone or is willing to go.
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