United States Army Sergeant, Waters (Adolf Caesar) is an abusive light-skinned officer who relishes torturing and abusing the men who serve under him. Because of this he is not short of enemies.When he is murdered, Captain Davenport (Howard Rollins., Jr) is given the job to fish out the people responsible for the murder. But the murderer could be any of the men.
The movie has very strong themes relating to Racism and Segregation.
