Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

Set between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid dogma to survive.

The story follows Mason, who is pulled back into the robbery game after his reckless younger brother, Shawn, decides to loot a $100 million painting aboard a luxury yacht. Knowing Shawn will end up in prison or inside a coffin, Mason gets to work, knowing that the following days will be filled with deception, betrayal, and deadly confrontations with old enemies.