NYPD Detectives Kirk and Dawkins were pursuing Chet French, aka Big Frenchie, a small-time armed robber who did some time for aggravated assault. He stepped up to the big time when he robbed Mama's Country Kitchen, one of The Family's gambling houses, killing the houseman and four civilians in the process. When Mike Black and Bobby Ray take a personal interest and start asking questions, the bodies begin to pile up.

When the unthinkable happens, the entire Family was pushed to the brink of a war they didn't want to fight. The only way to avoid blood in the street is for Kirk and Dawkins to find the people responsible before Black and Rain Robinson do.