'Jedi' Barrows has grown up in real poverty, surviving longer than many in Jamestown, aka Doomstown, the most dangerous ghetto in Toronto. He should know better than to break the complex code of etiquette that brothers in Doomstown have. Jedi's mistake shouldn't cost his best friend Twist his life.
But it does and Jedi witnesses his best friend's murder. Escaping with his life, Jedi hides from the Police and the thugs looking to shut him up for good. The code of silence that covers places like Jamestown is well documented. No one comes forward until Jedi is found by Twist's relatives and 'convinced' that he should testify. Upon agreeing to testify, Jedi is relocated where he has to build a new life from scratch, trying to put the guilt over Twist's death behind him.
Jedi tries to get this new life straight, but the attempted murder of his mother and sister threaten to derail everything that he has worked so hard for. Ultimately, Jedi has to make a choice between revenge and justice.