In 1982, after failing to become a police officer, Chris Potamitis lands a job with the Empire Armored Truck Company. With dreams that far outstrip his blue-collar roots in the Bronx, Chris struggles to reconcile his ambitions with the mundane reality of his work. His life takes a dramatic turn when he decides to share inside information about the company's lax security with his childhood friend, Eddie. Seeing an opportunity for easy wealth, they concoct a plan to steal what would become the largest cash heist in U.S. history.

Their scheme quickly spirals out of control, attracting the attention of local crime bosses and setting off a chain of events fraught with betrayal and violence. Meanwhile, an experienced detective becomes suspicious and starts to close in on Chris and Eddie, putting immense pressure on their friendship and forcing them to navigate a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. As the stakes grow increasingly higher, loyalty and trust become scarce commodities, and the two friends find themselves facing moral dilemmas that threaten to tear their lives apart.