A policeman gets killed and the short-staffed police chief sends for a few experienced officers to support him in his fight with organized crime. Meanwhile, a conflict between local gangster groups escalates.

El espía polaco más espectacular de la era de la Guerra Fría, el coronel Ryszard Kuklinski, informa a los estadounidenses sobre los secretos más importantes del Bloque Comunista de cara a la próxima ley marcial.