Nasty Piece of Work is a neo-noir thriller set in the fetish underworld of Los Angeles. The story is told from the point of view of three characters: a lifestyle dominatrix, a Buddhist stripper/saint, and a conflicted private investigator.

One night, at a Miami nightclub she is caught in the middle of a gunfight and is blamed for a murder she didn't commit. When running from the police, she changes her name and identity until she is able to prove her innocence without getting killed in the process.

在离开了犯罪和暴力的生活后，雷改过自新，在郊区享受着平静的家庭生活。但当他的过去被发现后，雷被胁迫犯罪，最终发现陷入阴谋同时自己也受了伤，他所爱的人更是生命危在旦夕，雷不得已只能以暴制暴。