Shadow (Woodbine), a once-promising boxer, finds it hard to readjust to civilian life after spending ten years in prison. Offered the chance to fight again -- this time on the underground street fighting circuit -- Shadow initially takes to the opportunity, but he and his wife (Cox) find out it's a tough racket to leave behind.

A struggling young baker in no mood for the holidays returns to her small hometown, where her festive family and a handsome farmer try to get her back in the Christmas spirit.