Ruslan (Steven Seagal) is a successful crime writer - his fiction a tribute to a past he left behind. When Ruslan returns to his old neighborhood to attend his estranged daughter's wedding, his violent history emerges. Ruslan's daughter, Lanie, is marrying the son of his age-old nemesis, Mikhail Arban. Since their days together, Arban has risen within the ranks to become the leader of the brutal East Coast Russian Mafia. When his family becomes involved, Ruslan's worst fears are realized. On the wedding day, both his ex-wife Deborah and Lanie are gunned down at their home, leaving Deborah dead and Lanie in the hospital fighting for her life. Ruslan blames the truth of his criminal past for the brutal violence and sets out for his revenge. The betrayals and affiliations he discovers must be put right in the name of his daughter. The truth ov vengeance is Ruslan's new vocation.