When a shocking murder drags him into the disorienting world of inner-city gangs and radical conflict, columnist Clarence Abernathy desperately seeks answers to the violence and to his own struggles with race and faith. Encouraged by fellow columnist Jake Woods, Clarence forges an unlikely partnership with redneck homicide detective Ollie Chandler. Despite their differences, the two find themselves united in their fight against the powers of darkness vying for Dominion.