HAVOC (2025)

Synopsis

A gang of thieves, consisting of Charlie, Mia, Johnny and Wes, steal a batch of washing machines that contains a hidden shipment of cocaine. They are pursued by Vincent, Hayes, Jake and Cortez, a group of narcotics squad detectives. Cortez is badly wounded during the chase and hospitalized.

Later that night, Charlie and Mia take the stolen cocaine to Tsui, the head of the local Triad. Mia had previously stolen Tsui's car and was forced to work for him to pay off the debt. While there, a gang of masked assailants bursts into the hideout, gunning down Tsui and his enforcers. Charlie and Mia barely escape. The masked gang is in league with Ching, Tsui's disgruntled lieutenant, who flees the scene shortly before they arrive.

Patrick Walker is a homicide detective, estranged from his family and on the payroll of Lawrence Beaumont, a real estate tycoon, mayoral candidate, and Charlie's father. Upon learning that his son is accused of Tsui's murder, Lawrence commands Walker to find and protect him. Working with his rookie partner, Ellie, Walker begins hunting down leads for the location of Charlie and Mia.

He also visits Cortez at the hospital, as he used to be a member of the Narcotics squad, all of whom are on Lawrence's payroll. Walker is estranged from them following an incident where Vincent killed an undercover cop during a drug theft gone wrong. As Walker investigates, Tsui's mother and Ching's older sister, a senior Triad leader nicknamed "Mother", arrives in the city and confronts Ching, demanding to know what happened to her son. Ching blames Charlie, and so Mother has Lawrence brutally kidnapped from his motorcade.