Ex-private eye Shannon works his way into New York mob operations, reporting his findings to the District Attorney's office through Asst. D. A. Bonacorsi.

After an unfortunate incident causes him to leave the "family business" and move to Los Angeles, Vinny Pallazzo is living a quiet life. When his nephew, Anthony, moves in with him, Vinny slowly learns to live life to the fullest again. However, Anthony is young, and is living life in the fast lane. He brings out the demons from Vinny's past. Now Vinny must try to stop Anthony from making the same mistakes that changed his life forever.

A Los Angeles teacher becomes a mob target when he agrees to be a star witness in a gangland murder case.