Las Vegas 21 dealer Michele Hinsley witnessed the murder of fellow casino dealer Jimmy Danks in the parking lot of the Aztec Hotel and Casino late one night when she got off work. Hard-ass homicide detective Joe Lomax was assigned the case, while at the same time juggling his fight to clear his name in an Internal Affairs police investigation on racism accusations stemming from the shooting of an unarmed black small-time criminal. Ironically, Lomax found himself teamed up with black detective Spencer Radon to solve the murder, which led them to the doorsteps of luxury hotel owner Brandon Tyler and mafia boss Anthony D'Lucca.