© Frank is in charge of the door at the Neon City, a night club in the town of Grays, a container port on the Essex side of the Thames River. Having earned the respect of his 'Boys' and the kids that frequent the club, things are running smoothly, apart from making the owner, Simon, toe the line and stop interfering in his arrangements. Local police, business men, and a few seedy characters owe Frank for favors, even the local villain whose 'manor' the club stands on. The club is the hub of Franks life and when he hires a young Welsh boy, Gareth, he takes the lad under his wing and turns father.
An old flame of Franks turns up, a woman whose husband was Frank's best friend. When Gareth discovers the woman at the club he knows her as an evil pedophile and drug dealer whom he has escaped from before working at the club. Unable to tell Frank the truth, Gareth runs from the woman, who besides setting up a drug buy, is after Gareth who is a witness to the murder of his friend. Eventually, Gareth comes face to face with the woman - with tragic results, leaving Frank's life shattered.