Tucker Bartlett is down on his luck and is trying to make a decent life for his girlfriend, his younger brother, and himself. When matters take a tragic turn for the worst, Tucker finds himself alone and searching deep within himself to find his true strength. In a town consumed by greed, crime, drugs, sex and violence, Tucker is forced to abandon the lifestyle he wanted for himself in order to stay alive. As he transforms his mind, body, and spirit to become the Black Wolf, Tucker takes the worries, grief, fears and the well-being of the city and places them on his shoulders.