Keith(Lombardi),asmall-timedrugdealerunderhousearrestatthehomeofhisfather(Belushi)inBaltimore,re-entersacommunityscarredbyunemployment,neglectanddeeplyentrenchedsegregation.There,hepushesbackagainsthissurroundinglimitationsashetriestofindawayoutofhisowninternalprison.