When one of the best friends of retired trial lawyer turned-beach bum Matt Royal is murdered, Matt trades in his easygoing ways for a hard-hitting quest for revenge. Determined to do whatever it takes to solve Laurence Wyatt's murder, Matt takes matters into his own hands and embarks on a clandestine investigation. Soon, he finds himself in hot pursuit of a cadre of remorseless criminals and trained killers, but the tables turn and Matt becomes the pursued.