Released from prison after serving a long sentence, gangster Bumpy Johnson returns to Harlem, which is in turmoil and coveted by Dutch Schultz, the kingpin who already rules the Bronx with the blessing of godfather Lucky Luciano. However, one obstacle stands in his way: Stephanie St. Clair, the neighbourhood's illegal gambling boss. Her resistance becomes all the more serious when Bumpy Johnson offers her his services and declares war by seizing the mafia's money and distributing it to the poor. Gang warfare is declared...