A henchman reports failing to seize a farmer Morrison's land, angering his crime boss who reveals the plot's importance to their empire. The boss's son, Theodore, investigates Morrison and learns his weakness is his seventeen-year-old daughter, Vivian. Theodore asserts his own violent methods, rejecting his father's caution and planning to target Vivian. Meanwhile, Morrison senses danger and warns his daughter to come home. As Morrison prepares for conflict, he reflects that the criminals, the 'Rostetts', want more than just his land.