An ex-con, O2 (Gibson), who is suddenly plunged into a life-or-death situation is trying to go straight for the sake of his young son Junior, O2 is forced to go back outside the law when Junior is kidnapped in a carjacking. His son is now in the hands of a vicious criminal leader, Meat (The Game). O2's shady cousin Wanna Be (Tate) is caught between loyalties, and so the only person who can or will help O2 now is wily street-smart hustler Coco (Good). With the clock ticking down, the heat between them rises as they become a lawbreaking couple, on an action-packed tear through town to save Junior and outwit the underworld.