James Beck, ten years after being sent upstate for killing a cop, had his conviction overturned and was released from prison with a settlement of a few million dollars from the state of New York. Armed with a special set of skills and a platoon of loyal friends and fellow ex-cons, Beck opens a bar in Red Hook and a "business" in helping those neglected by the usual methods of justice.

When Beck’s partner’s niece is threatened, the crew finds themselves following a trail originating with a high-flying Manhattan hedge fund, leading to a Russian arms dealer, a brutal crew of fugitive Bosnian war criminals, as well as the NYPD, and the highest levels of US military intelligence. In order to survive, Beck and his guys will have to take down the entire system, one corrupt link after the next. But Beck's goal is more than survival. He wants to honor his word and protect his friend's niece; he wants to avoid any of his guys being sent back to prison and, of course, he wants to pull off the heist of a lifetime—with a $116 million dollar payday. 

But nothing is as it first appears, and even though Beck is one step ahead of the game, it isn't nearly enough to guarantee a winning hand.