In a gritty tale of dockyard intrigue, three men brutally murder Solly Pitts, a rebel fighting against the corrupt Longshoremen's Union. As Pitts lies dying, he reveals to his wife that "Cockeye" Cook was one of his killers, but refuses to cooperate with the authorities, bound by a tradition of silence that permeates the dockyard. Meanwhile, a young and idealistic D.A.'s office newcomer, Bill Keating, attempts to bring Cook to justice, but his efforts only seem to spark more violence.
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
A vengeful ghost of a longshoreman haunts the docks, driven by a quest for justice, while a relentless prosecutor relentlessly pursues witnesses to bring down the brutal gang behind his murder.