Chris Brinker directs this thriller based on real events starring Willem Dafoe, Amy Smart and Matt Dillon. Determined to bring down a powerful southern gang, detective Bud Carter (Dafoe) concentrates all his powers of persuasion on Jesse Weiland (Dillon), a member of the syndicate in custody for his misdeeds. Facing a lifetime in prison, Weiland agrees to become an informant for Carter, whose ultimate goal is to take down crime boss Lutin Adams (Tom Berenger). However, when the resourceful Adams learns of the plan, events escalate rapidly and the situation threatens to turn extremely nasty...