Experienced Los Angeles detective James Knight has a talent for appearing at the wrong time, in the wrong place. This time the hero finds himself one step away from death, trying to apprehend a gang of robbers. Knight miraculously remains unharmed, and his partner Fitzgerald is seriously injured. James intends to apprehend the criminals, who are already dividing the loot on the other side of the country. They are a close-knit, armed team doing dirty work on behalf of powerful clients. They are cunning, deadly and ruthless, and only an elderly cop can stop them.