A former New Orleans cop is forced to return to the violence of the streets after his family is victimized in this labyrinthine thriller based on the crime novels of James Lee Burke. Alec Baldwinstars as Burke stalwart Dave Robicheaux, a retired detective who has made a new life for himself running a bait shop in the Louisiana bayou. When he saves the life of a young girl who is the sole survivor of a mysterious plane crash, Robicheaux is once again plunged into the netherworld of crime and corruption as he and his wife (Kelly Lynch) get caught between rampaging federal agents and a drug-running former friend (Eric Roberts).