KaiaSoranoisapoliceofficerinthedangerousandgangdominatedstreetsofChicago.Shethinksshe’spreparedforanything,butwhensherespondstoabloodydomesticviolencecall,onlytofindherhighschoolsweetheartisthevictim,sheknowsshehastofindawaytohelp.WhenAdrienneContreras’smothermovedhertotheSouthSideofChicagoatseventeen,shequicklysawhersafelifeandidealisticlovewithKaiareplacedwithpoverty,crime,andviolence.Nowtwenty-seven,AdrienneisdatingGianna,ahigh-rankingmemberofabrutalgang.Shehasthestreetsfiguredout,butthefirstruleistonevertalktocops,evenonesheusedtobeinlovewith.Astheirattractiongrowsintolove,AdrienneandKaiastruggletoseepastthechangesineachotherandescapeGiannaandthegang,whohavethreatenedboththeirlives.