Lorenzo, Michael, John and Tommy were childhood playmates. In an irritating hot afternoon, they planned a street prank. They wanted to make fun of the hawker, but they caused a catastrophe. They were sentenced to 9 to 18 months in a juvenile correctional facility, and therefore earned the nickname "Sleeping". In it, the perverted guard Sean taught them what evil is. It has been more than ten years since Lorenzo and Michael have become reporters and prosecutors, respectively. John and Tommy have not been able to heal the psychological damage they suffered in the correctional facility and have become self-defeating people. When they saw Sean who was dining in a restaurant, they shot the demon in anger. Michael is determined to get justice for himself and his partner, but this means to rid the scars of the past.
Content: In a slum area in western New York, there are four inseparable boys. They are Lorenzo and Michael, who love to read books, as well as John and Tomf. They are very popular with Father Poppy. At the same time, the gang leader Benny also became their friend. The four children are brothers and sisters. The theme of the novel "Count of Monte Cristo" has a profound influence on the children.
The four partners are very fond of pranks. However, once their mischief caused serious consequences. They were charged with guilt and sentenced to 9-18 months in a correctional facility. In the slang of the neighborhood, more than nine months of imprisonment earned them the nickname "The Sleeper".
The correctional facility is almost a hell on earth. Under the rule of the perverted prison guard Knox, the children were devastated. The prison guards not only cruelly tortured and abused the children in the correctional facility, they even sexually abused them. Before leaving the camp, the children swear to keep this humiliated life a secret, and to endure the humiliation and seek revenge as the Count of Monte Cristo did.
Ten years later, Michael became a deputy prosecutor, and Lozoren was also a journalist. However, Tommy and John became gangsters in the gang due to the hard-to-erasable trauma.
One night, Tommy and John met Knox when they walked into a restaurant. After identifying their identities, Tommy and John shot and killed Knox in harmony, and the two were arrested and imprisoned.
Lozuron and Michael resumed contact after learning the news. The two agreed to use this case to retaliate and expose the wrongdoings of the prison guards. They hired the famous lawyer Danny Snyder to defend Tommy and John, and Michael himself played as the prosecution.
Lozoren threatened witnesses not to testify through Benny. At the same time, attorney Danny Snyder's pressing in court also forced the prison guards to confess their crimes. Lozoren and Michael began to retaliate against the prison guards, and they were punished one by one.
Lozoren and Michael found Father Bobby and told him their unfortunate experiences and difficulties. The priest was deeply moved. The respected priest gave perjury in the court, and Tommy and John were finally acquitted.
The four partners got together again, and they celebrated their victory. Due to a disastrous defeat in a winning lawsuit, Michael resigned from his position as deputy prosecutor and returned to his hometown to become a carpenter. Lorenzo continued to be his reporter. But Tommy and John are getting deeper and deeper in the gang. 29-year-old John died at home while drunk, while 29-year-old Tommy died at the gun of his enemy.
