William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Life is a career criminal who desires to get out of the dope game and go legitimate. However, he finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a crooked cop determined to bring him down.