A young reporter loses his girlfriend and job in one day. Then one evening while drinking with his longtime buddies at a bar, he comes across a cash-filled briefcase belonging to a mysterious underworld lord. Greed and conflict over the possession of the money begins to erode their friendship. Depressed and in a vulnerable position, Ryan agrees to join the underworld lord's organization. Unknown to him, the organization is actually a cult that sacrifices humans in exchange for wealth and beauty.

Daniel's son "Brian" has an aggressive embolism attack that has him admitted into the ICU; the only way Daniel can save him is to sell a house that doesn't belong to him with the hope the owners default on their loan payment that's due in 3 days. When the owner of the house "Tom" shows up that evening Daniel has him kidnapped to force a default but the kidnap goes horribly wrong and Tom ends up dead.