Peter Cobb is your typical Joe Lunchbucket who has the misfortune of losing his position at a bank due to a scandal beyond his control. Desperate to provide for his family, he reluctantly borrows money from loan sharks to make ends meet. After months of fruitless searching, Peter finally is able to find a job to start paying off his debts and return to some sense of normalcy. Despite this, he is relentlessly hounded by the Mafia as they see him as an easy mark for more money. Peter does everything in his power to control the situation, but when he becomes sick and is pushed into a corner, he finally reaches his breaking point. Peter then realizes the only way to resolve his issues are to take matters into his own hands, even if that means getting them bloody.