In Los Angeles, a trio of criminals pulls off a drug heist that ends in a bloody shootout, leaving several people dead. The group consists of the cold and calculating Ray Malcolm, his girlfriend Fantasia, and his psychotic friend Pluto. After the brutal crime, they collect a cache of cocaine and cash and hit the road, heading for Houston. Along the way, Fantasia reveals that she has connections in a small town in Arkansas, which could serve as their next hideout. The criminals are unaware that their LA massacre has attracted the attention of law enforcement.

Detective Dale "Hurricane" Dixon, a small-town Arkansas police chief with a yearning for more action in his professional life, learns that the FBI is on the trail of the murderous trio. The FBI believes the killers are heading towards his jurisdiction. Eager to prove his worth and participate in a high-stakes operation, Dixon prepares for the possible confrontation, while the FBI agents educate him on the suspects' profiles. As the law closes in, tensions rise and buried secrets threaten to surface, with each character facing their own moral quandaries and the inevitable convergence of their paths in the usually quiet town.