Under cover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His wife, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she is tough enough to work his second instance with hima deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture medication lord Gaines (Gregg Allman). While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment , they might need to combat their dependence should they would like to bring down Gaines once and for all, also also turn into junkies.