The plot revolves around brothers John and Sam. They became the "kings" of the streets of Sydney, but during their rapid rise to power, they lost their trust in each other. John Ibrahim was an illiterate, poor migrant with no future, but managed to become the most influential Australian magnate, owning a network of nightclubs in the Kings Cross area. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed "king" of this district, Ezra Shipman, in his old age, realizes the inevitability of his imminent death and seeks a successor...