Former mob hitman Benny Tapanzano returns to New Orleans from exile on the west coast. All he wants is to return to a normal life in the city he loves. But the mafia bosses aren't happy he's returned and fear he may bring law enforcement snooping around looking for evidence of one of the nations most shocking crimes. Benny reunites with his former lover, the gorgeous stripper, Rita "Sugar" Travis but their reunion is anything but smooth as the criminals of the New Orleans underworld want to silence them for good.