A drug deal goes bad. Three friends make a fatal judgment that puts one behind bars for a crime he did not commit. After being paroled, he finds himself back in his old neighborhood where grudges are held, battles are fought and drugs still provide the only escape. Certain that there has to be a better way, he tries to turn his life around with one truth, one friend, and one fist fight at a time. Old grudges die hard, and his past still has the final say over his future. Now, the ex-con will need to clear his name so he can begin to rebuild his life.

Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.