After thirty years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the New York Police Department, highly decorated detectives Turk ( Robert De Niro ) and Rooster ( Al Pacino ) aren‘t ready to retire. There have been a series of murders of suspected criminals popping up around the city. The police know it‘s a serial killer because personalized poems are discovered on each body, an obvious clue to the motive. CSI officer, Karen Corelli ( Carla Cugino ) is intrigued as she uncovers the rhythmic elegies placed on each victim. Detectives Perez ( John Leguizamo ) and Riley ( Donnie Wahlberg ) are hoping to solve the case before the old–timers, Turk & Rooster. Lt. Hingis ( Brian Dennehy ), their boss, just wants the case solved especially since evidence is pointing towards one of their own, a fellow cop. Ever since the first victim, skateboard pimp Rambo, was found, followed by the setup to bust nightclub owner Spider ( Curtis Jackson ) with the help of a Manhattan lawyer, Jessica, who has a drug problem, things are unraveling at the police department.