An old man, Ave, with a grisly family history lives alone with his best mate, a dog called Red. One day, whilst fishing by a lake, one of three stroppy teens, Danny, shoots and kills Red. Being a decent sort Ave first approaches Danny's dad, then tries the law, then the media, but all to no avail. So he confronts Danny, but the conflict escalates until shots are fired. Hey, when your dog gets shot a man's gotta do something 'bout it...