Two brothers who are estranged by a personal tragedy lead opposite lives - one is a respected community leader and family man, while the other delves into crime - which will prompt one to seek revenge against the other.
In this story marked by family values, betrayal, and revenge, two brothers who are estranged by a personal tragedy follow opposite paths in life, prompting one to seek a vendetta against the other. Raul and Marco have a difficult life. Burdened by their mother's chronic illness and their father's alcoholism, their family is going through a severe financial struggle. Raul is conservative about the matter, and the family does not perceive Marco's approximation to the wrong crowd. When Marco's innovative approach for a business idea is stolen by one of his neighbors, he and his friends decide to rob the store as payback. The deal goes awry, though, and it leads to a homicide that will land him in prison after his brother's testimony against him. Several years pass, and Raul is a respected community leader for his tireless work during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. He is married and has three sons who are either in an Ivy-league college or in the process of being admitted into one.