Ray Burnside is a good cop working with bad partners on a drug force tactical team. When his corrupt partners set him up and send him to prison, he has to reach deep inside for his primitive survival instincts to stay alive. Nietche's famous quote, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" comes into play as Burnside develops deadly skills in prison that he never imagined he would ever possess. Fighting his way up the prison hierarchy, Burnside becomes an engine of annihilation. After a daring prison escape, Burnside's prison connections set him up with illegal employment. Now he is heavily armed and possesses the deadly skills required for revenge. The cops who set him up are in for a rude awakening as they face the ultimate American Criminal.