A hard-hitting Spike Lee film with a very disturbing opening credits sequence. Strike (Mekhi Phifer) is a Clocker (24-hour drug dealer) who becomes implicated in the murder of a rival after a tip off. Two cops investigate, Mazilli (John Turturro – looking for a quick solution) and Rocco (Harvey Keitel – looking for the truth). When Strike’s brother confesses to the shooting, Rocco decides to find the real killer.