When Friedman and partner Kal Ungar respond to a burglary in progress, they suddenly find themselves caught in a hail of gunfire.

Detective Ralph Friedman is on the hunt for a ruthless serial rapist who's been praying on the women of Williambridge for weeks. But the case is stuck in neutral until he enlists the help of the monster's latest victim.

When an illegal weapons sting on a tenement rooftop devolves into a deadly shootout, Friedman barely escapes with his life. He attempts to put the ugly affair behind him, but soon learns he's been marked for death by the unlikeliest of villains.

Friedman gets a tip that Eli Gorin, an escaped felon on the FBI's most wanted list, is hiding out on his turf. He embarks on a deadly game of cat and mouse to bring Gorin to justice, only to learn that the madman has vowed to never be taken alive.