They put him in a coma, now he's going to put them out of their misery. Anthony Stowe (Van Damme) is a narcotics lieutenant - he's addicted to heroin, has a bad attitude, and everyone hates him, including his soon-to-be-ex wife. His ex-partner, Gabriel Callaghan (Stephen Rea), is working to become the new leader of the gangsters in local organized crime. Callaghan sends his men after Anthony, they shoot him in the head and he falls into a coma. Months later, he awakens with the idea of finishing off his former partner and becoming a better person, and better husband.