A serial killer known as Red Smile is slaughtering his way through California, taunting the police with his riddles. Brian Warner and his partner Marcus James Reed are the two cops trying to take Red Smile down.
Brian Warner is a martial artist and the definition of no-nonsense cop. He is also a masked vigilante known as Black Shadow who hunts killers and does what the police can't: He works beyond the law to protect it. A serial killer left a trail of blood throught the city and Black Shadow, along with his friend Marcus Reed, is out to catch him. But the killer might be one step ahead as Marcus is heading to a meeting with him unarmed and alone. Can Black Shadow arrive in time?