A desperate Detective Hess crashes a million dollar drug bust, killing all involved including an undercover cop. Hess makes off with the spoils. The only surviving witness to this massacre is Miguel, a slimy, wife-beating, two-bit criminal. Hess must interview Miguel's battered wife Valarie in order to hunt him down, all while breaking in a new partner. How far does Valarie go to protect her abusive husband, and how far does Hess go to save himself.