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A vicious ex-con is murdered shortly after being released from prison and the identity of the killer remains a mystery in this gritty tale of survival on the streets from filmmaker Stephen Allen. Blue Daniels (Curtis Van) is the kind of criminal most people only read about. Cold, calculated, and merciless, the joy Blue takes in watching his victims suffer is only matched by the shocking brutality of his crimes. When Blue targets former model Stacy, who threatens to reveal a dark secret from Blue's past, the frightened woman enlists the aid of her ex-husband, barbershop owner TC (Charlie Robinson). In the hours following a botched drug deal, Blue's lifeless body is discovered -- but who would have the guts and the power to take down one of the streets meanest players?