Colin Wright wants to leave a life of crime, for his wife's sake. He sets up Arnie to be mugged and a package diamonds stolen. His gang mates smell a rat but he only tells Terry before heading off to the country with his wife and daughter.
Two enforcers, for the Dutch diamond dealer, arrive in London looking for their £20,000 but learn Terry has fenced them. Arnie tells Tommy O'Brien that Colin had cut him out of deals for months. Colin struggles with life in the country.
Terry Staples finds his home junked and gets visited by two Dutch thugs looking for Colin. Det. Sgt. Adams attempts to warn them off but instead alerts Tommy and Arnie. Colin is forced to return to London when his daughter Tracy runs off.
When Colin's London home is broken into, police find the stolen goods left by Tommy O'Brien. Colin settle business with the Dutch diamond dealers and pays off Arnie by giving him three more runs. If he grasses on Tommy he can walk away.
Colin learns Tommy has got to Terry and is threatening his wife Ann. Colin exacts revenge but gives Tommy the key to a lockup full of video recorders. Arnie's police informer gets Colin's new address and pays Tommy to go and kneecap him.
Tommy finds Colin is in jail so takes daughter Tracy hostage and hides her in his lockup. Bent cop Sid reports that Colin and Terry have been released but he must release Tracy. Sgt. Adams tries to stop Tommy to prevent a blood bath.