After years of sitting at the throne of a powerful underworld empire, crime lord Alexander Coates (Steven Seagal) decides it’s finally time to go straight. Another drug boss, known only as Iceman (Ving Rhames), is set on making a name for himself at Alexander’s expense, waging a war that threatens to change the shape of the whole criminal underworld. With Iceman hell-bent on taking over the throne, one thing’s for sure, Alexander won’t be retiring quietly.