An ex-con finds that going straight isn't easy - especially when it means going against your family. Johnny Cooper has just got out of jail and while his brother James and father Sean are both involved in lives of crime, Johnny is determined to stay on the straight and narrow. When his little brother stumbles back into his life and assaults his parole office, they find themselves on the run from the police again. Johnny and James head for Mexico, where James tries to talk Johnny into joining him for one big score - robbing the day's receipts from a bullfight arena.