On the eve of being released from a Martian penal colony, Matthew Quinn relives the events that led to his conviction. As a high-ranking officer for 1970's Irish mobster kingpin, Vincent Morressyy, Matt finds himself caught in a power struggle with Vinnie's sociopathic son, Ritchie. Things are complicated further when Matt develops feelings for a young French Canadian girl and decides it's time to extricate himself from the Morrissey family and his life of crime. Matt soon finds all roads leading out are blocked, however, when his new girlfriend Wendy is dragged into the middle.