Honey Don't!

The film opens with a car crash in Bakersfield involving Mia Novotny. Chere arrives, seizes a ring bearing a cross from Mia, and escapes on a motorcycle before police arrive at the scene. The event sets off the mystery linking Mia to the church and to Chere.

Private Investigator Honey O'Donahue arrives at the accident scene and meets Detective Marty Metakawich. She lies about Mia being her client, downplaying any prior involvement, while Marty tests her with flirtatious advances. The tension hints at Honey's complicated professional boundaries.

Honey goes to her office and meets a new client, Mr. Siegfried, who asks her to investigate his boyfriend's possible infidelity. She takes on the case, signaling the start of a deeper investigation into the relationship webs surrounding Mia and the temple.

Honey visits her sister Heidi, a single mother, and Corinne is picked up by her boyfriend Mickie. The sisters discuss their lives and hint at the dangers lurking in the city’s underbelly.

At the Four-Way Temple Church, Reverend Drew Devlin is engaged in sexual activity with a member when the overdose of their driver Little Joey is reported. Chere informs Drew that the French drug traffickers are unhappy with how Mia's case is being handled, but Drew denies involvement.

Honey obtains Mia's home address from MG Falcone and begins tracing Mia's history. She visits Mia's home, where Mia's mother tells her about her daughter's life, and Honey notices an S&M outfit among Mia's belongings that hints at a hidden side.

In a bar, Colligan tries to buy drugs from Hector and offers oral sex when short on cash. Hector knocks him aside and, as Colligan flees, Hector accidentally runs him over. A bartender witnesses the incident, signaling that the underworld's actions are escalating.

Drew assigns Shuggie to deal with Hector after Hector's run-in with Colligan, and violence escalates as Shuggie and Hector clash. The brutal confrontation culminates in lethal force, with the power of the church's network on display.

Hector heads to the Four-Way Temple Church, where he encounters Drew mid-sex with two women and attempts to shoot him. Drew is unfazed and kills Hector in front of the shocked guests, serving as a brutal reminder of the church's reach.

MG Falcone is revealed to have killed her father, Mia, and two other sex workers connected to the Temple, turning the investigation on its head. Honey confronts MG at her house, preparing for a dangerous confrontation.

MG attacks Honey with a tea kettle, while Honey shoots MG three times and takes a stab wound herself. The fight leaves both women injured, but Honey survives and continues the search for Corinne.

After Heidi reunites with Corinne, Honey wakes up in the hospital with her family nearby, signaling a temporary closure to the immediate danger. Marty returns to the case and continues to flirt, maintaining the tension between professional and romantic boundaries.

Honey and Marty discuss the case's conclusions, with Marty again flirting with Honey as they try to piece together the complex web of Mia's death, Drew's temple, and MG's involvement. The conversation hints at ongoing danger and unresolved mysteries. Honey remains focused on the truth.

As Honey leaves the hospital, she spots Chere on a motorcycle and flirts with her. Chere is planning a trip somewhere, and Honey offers to join her, leaving the ending open to a possible new alliance.