Robert Turner, better known as Rob, finds himself in a do or die situation that cost him ten years behind bars for a crime he committed while protecting his own.
A grueling decade later, he is back on the streets with ambitions of becoming a law abiding citizen. But things don't go as planned and the weight of the world starts becoming unbearable to carry. Losing his minimum wage job, nearing eviction, and his girlfriends unexpected pregnancy, has pushed him to the edge. He is soon confronted with the cold reality of life's struggles and the need to survive.
Will he stick to his plan of staying straight, or will the needs of his family and the overwhelming feeling of failing, drive him back to the streets to team up with a fellow ex-con, Whiteboy, the leader of a well-organized robbing crew?