During a raid on a drug deal, a police officer is mistakenly shot by hispartner through circumstances set up by one of the dealers. Burke Basile, aNew Orleans detective, tries to handle the guilt over killing his fellow copand seethes over the acquittal of the man responsible. The successfuldefense attorney, Pinkie Duvall, is not only criminally involved with thedefendant but also with corruption that reaches into the police department.Burke is the dedicated cop who resists corruption and becomes frustratedwith the ineffective justice system, almost to the point of giving up. Buthe is still determined to exact revenge.
