Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.

When groom-to-be Ben's wild ex-girlfriend Jules bursts in to declare her love for him on the eve of his wedding to Lisa, Ben is suddenly faced with a decision he didn't realize he had to make. But that's the problem: he has to decide.

Small timers, Jack and Jake, are together again for one last job. When Jake accidentally kills the deal, a birthday party turns deadly and the two buds must fight for their dreams.