A thriller set in a Brisbane

Suburban street circa 1986. Bruce Morgan, a retired policeman with the help of a new neighbour, Wayne Lyons, a crippled Vietnam Nam veteran take it upon themselves to get to the bottom of vandalism being experienced by the street's residents. Their path crosses that of the gang's leader, a vicious arrogant Italian youth Laszlo Tonnelli who, because of their interference becomes obsesses with destroying the street. His first attempt causes a catastrophic fire. When that fails he lures the able-bodied men onto a vacant block behind the hones to pick them off one by one with a crossbow. In a climatic confrontation causing injuries to some. When that fails although badly wounded himself he takes one of the ladies hostage to get to the men