O detetive Scott Galban (Keanu Reeves) investiga a morte de seu parceiro corrupto, mas seu chefe lhe proíbe de seguir com isso. No entanto, a pressão da viúva e seu instinto de justiça lhe mantém no caso. Ele descobre uma testemunha ocular do crime e ela pode ser a próxima vítima.
Sgt. Tom Schmidt is waiting to come home from the Iraq War. But first, he has to get through the Elm County Hospital Physical Therapy Program to relearn how to walk again. Elm County's Physical Therapy Department is good, but it is really famous for its mental health center, and the doctor's seem intent to capitalize on Tom's newfound celebrity from the Falujah torture case that put him in his wheelchair and made headlines around the world. Tom is forced to play their game in order to regain his freedom, but finds there is something more sinister at play.