In the bustling city of Chicago, Truman Gates, a police officer from Appalachia, finds himself torn between his duty to uphold the law and his strong family ties when his younger brother is murdered. The tragic death draws Truman into a deep and complex web of violence and revenge that stretches from the urban sprawl of Chicago to the rugged mountains of Kentucky, where his family lives by an ancient code of justice. Truman's attempt to solve the murder and bring his brother's killers to justice puts him at the heart of a fierce conflict that tests his loyalties and moral boundaries.

As Truman digs deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a vicious feud between his own family and a powerful crime syndicate in Chicago. The situation escalates when another member of Truman's family, Briar, arrives in the city, seeking vengeance in accordance with their traditional ways. The city's gritty streets and the backwoods of Kentucky become battlegrounds for a primal struggle between the sophisticated machinery of organized crime and the raw, unyielding resolve of the mountain people. Truman is caught in the middle, facing difficult choices that will determine the fate of his family, his sense of justice, and his life.