 John Palmentario is desperate NOT to follow in his father, EUGENE S, footsteps... NOT to make the same mistakes. At 34, John, looks back on his life as a paid thug who won t kill or carry a gun and realizes that his life is not such a far cry from that of his father s. John buys a ring and tells his best-friend and assistant, ANDY, he s ready to quit and marry his girlfriend, GIGI. Stunned, Andy convinces him to do just 2 more jobs so that he can get settled but John  s life is suddenly turned around with the appearance of a mysterious, Mexican, CRUZ. Can John make the choices to change his life, or is it BRED IN THE BONE?