| Director | George Armitage |
|---|---|
| Genre | blaxploitation film |
| Runtime | 90 min |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $1.2 million |
Tyrone Tackett, a former police officer, returns to Los Angeles to investigate the suspicious death of his brother, Cornell. Cornell's girlfriend, prostitute Irvelle Way, denies knowledge about Cornell's death, but Tyrone insists she attend the funeral for further questioning. At Cornell's house, Tyrone notices he is being followed by two men, Baby Huey and Leon. He finds Cornell's shotgun but not his teenage daughter, Rochelle. At the funeral, he learns Cornell died from drowning after driving off the road while drunk. Rochelle refuses Tyrone's offer to live with him. Irvelle’s presence at the funeral sparks animosity in Rochelle, prompting Tyrone to threaten Irvelle for the truth.
Tyrone, joined by Cornell’s business partner Sherwood Epps, revisits Cornell's home. They drink heavily, and Sherwood offers Tyrone a car if he helps repossess it. At the car lot, Tyrone calls his girlfriend, Nita Biggs, and speaks to her erotically, unsettling Sherwood's customers. Tyrone later rents a motel room from manager Laural Garfoot. The following day, he examines the scene where Cornell’s car went off-road and confronts Huey by shooting Huey's car windshield.
Tyrone attends a dogfight to find local mobsters and encounters Shag Merriweather, a driver for mobster Nano Zito. Tyrone commandeers Shag's car and gains access to Zito's mansion. Zito challenges Tyrone to a handball game; Tyrone wins, leading to a confrontation with Shag. Tyrone seeks to connect with Rochelle, but she rejects him. At the motel, Tyrone has a sexual encounter with Laural; Sherwood interrupts, warning that Huey, Leon, and another thug are looking for Tyrone. Tyrone captures Huey, who reveals Theotis Oliver, a pornographic theater owner, as the person behind the harassment.
Tyrone visits Oliver, finding him disciplining his teenage daughter. Oliver denies knowledge of Tyrone. Back at the motel, Tyrone finds it ransacked. He and Laural are again interrupted by Leon and a thug, who warn Tyrone to leave town. Tyrone retaliates, forcing them to flee. Sherwood, found beaten but with a young girl, leads Tyrone to Africa America, a wildlife park, to find an old friend, Julius Swift. Unable to locate Swift, Tyrone meets Irvelle, who suggests Cornell's death was a suicide following their breakup.
Gozelda, an aspiring porn actress, rescues Tyrone from another attack and takes him to Oliver's new theater. Oliver offers Tyrone money to kill Zito, claiming Zito killed Cornell. Tyrone refuses. Gozelda takes Tyrone to a porn film featuring Rochelle, leading Tyrone to realize Cornell was killed seeking retribution. Tyrone finds Rochelle dead at her home and learns from Swift that Shag forced Cornell to drink, then drove him into the sea. Tyrone kills Swift and hangs Oliver in his theater after Oliver admits to manipulating Cornell, then tells Oliver's crew that Zito hanged Oliver.
Tyrone arranges with Zito to leave town in exchange for Shag. Zito’s corrupt policeman attempts to set Tyrone up, but Oliver's thugs kill Zito. Tyrone confronts and kills Shag, then scatters Cornell’s ashes in the sea. The policeman, hearing Zito died, spares Tyrone, who returns to his old life.