Injured in the war, Tommy Donahue and DD Davis return home from Iraq to the shanty town area they matured in. Tommy goes back to his wife, Faith, whom he deserted while she was pregnant to leave a life of criminal offense. Tommy satisfies his handicapped 6 year-old daughter, Hope, for the very first time, and she starts to melt his icy heart. While DD battles to make a straightforward living, his older sibling, Darnell, has actually risen to end up being the community kingpin. DD faces the stress to conserve his younger sibling, James, from following in Darnell's dangerous footsteps. Tommy as well as DD find themselves trapped in the same shanty town they joined the army to run away. As they battle for redemption, their own households end up being knotted in an internet of criminal activity, corruption as well as violence.