In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum, from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise in Los Angeles and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.

Un ex-criminel tente de sauver son fils d'une bande de malfrats, venus vandaliser son lieu de travail pour y voler une cargaison de platine. Le film se déroule pendant les secondes émeutes de Watts, déclanchées le 29 avril 1992.