Drug dealer, Mac McKussic (Mel Gibson), decides it’s time for a change and wants to give up dealing for a more conventional life. Part of this may be because his oldest friend Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) is now a successful cop. What McKussic doesn’t realize initially is that Frescia has been assigned to investigate him precisely because of their relationship. Things become complicated when both men are attracted to the same woman (Michelle Pfeiffer), the owner of a trendy restaurant. Where as McKussic seems genuinely interested, Frescia’s attraction may be merely professional and designed to track McKussic who may have one last major deal planned.