Street Kings 2: Motor City

Street Kings 2: Motor City

Year: 2011

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Chris Fisher

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Detroit detective Marty Kingston (Liotta) leads an undercover narcotics unit that is being decimated as its members are killed one by one. To stop the murders he partners with a brash young homicide detective. Their probe exposes deep‑seated corruption and shocking secrets, thrusting both men into a violent clash of betrayal and vengeance.

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1

Dismantle The White Alliance and seize the loot

Marty Kingston and his partners dismantle The White Alliance, a neo-Nazi biker gang, and seize more than a million dollars in drug money. They split the loot four ways, a cache that will haunt them as greed and ambition begin to pull at loyalties.

After the takedown Detroit
2

Quintana's corruption revealed

Sometime after the takedown, Kingston learns Quintana has become a corrupt cop, extorting a local strip club under protection. The revelation strains old loyalties and foreshadows a betrayal within the team.

Post-takedown Detroit strip club
3

Quintana is murdered

The night Quintana accepts a payoff, a hooded assassin interrupts the operation and ends his life. The hit sends shockwaves through Kingston's circle and raises the stakes for the investigation.

Night of payoff Strip club
4

Kingston’s new partner

The morning after Quintana's funeral, Lt. Walker assigns Kingston a new partner, Detective Dan Sullivan, to pursue Quintana's killer. The new pairing heightens tension as trust frays between colleagues.

Morning after funeral Detroit Police Department
5

The strip club lead

Sullivan and Kingston descend on the strip club where Quintana collected protection, and the owner confirms that Quintana had a partner described as 'big, black, and scary.' The clue points investigators toward a dangerous ally.

Day after assignment Strip club
6

Interrogation stalemate

Sullivan identifies Fowler as the likely associate and heads to question him, but Fowler and Rogan refuse to cooperate and warn the new duo to back off. The investigative pressure tightens as cooperation collapses.

Early investigation Police precinct
7

Yacht confrontation and a deadly reveal

On Rogan's yacht, the killer closes in and Kingston is revealed as the attacker. In the ensuing confrontation, Kingston's moves culminate in the death of Fowler during the standoff.

During the yacht confrontation Rogan's yacht
8

Harbor footage tampering

Investigators review harbor CCTV only to find the face obscured by a stain of seagull excrement. Kingston conspires to destroy the footage, pretending to hand it over to the forensic lab.

Mid investigation Harbor surveillance facility
9

Bones abducted for DNA; escape and raid

Kingston abducts Trevon 'Bones' Richardson from an abandoned barn to collect a DNA sample that could frame him for the murders. Bones escapes during a harbor confrontation, prompting a SWAT raid on his hideout.

After abduction Abandoned barn, Harbor
10

Tram hostage and face-off

A tense chase leads Bones onto a tram where he takes a woman hostage. When Sullivan confronts him about the murders, Bones denies it and attacks, and Sullivan responds with fatal force.

Climax of Bones case Harbor tram
11

Undercover revelation changes the picture

Sonyia Rogan reveals in an interview that Kingston, Fowler, and Quintana were part of an undercover effort to take down The White Alliance. The revelation reframes the case and exposes how loyalties were tangled.

After Bones case Media interview
12

The missing money and a garlic clue

A prison visit to the gang leader shows that the money, worth hundreds of millions, has vanished. Kingston's family scene drops a garlic clue from his son, tying Bones' hint to a wider puzzle.

During investigation Prison
13

Kingston's motive exposed

Kingston confesses to Sullivan that he murdered his partners because they refused to help his pregnant wife using the stolen money. He warns Sullivan to drop the investigation for the sake of their families.

Confrontation Barn/Kingston residence
14

The bomb and Leilah's death

Kingston plants a bomb in Sullivan's car as he is summoned to face Internal Affairs. The explosion kills Leilah, Sullivan's pregnant wife, devastating him and raising the stakes of their vendetta.

Climactic moment Route
15

Final confrontation

Sullivan tracks Kingston to the barn in a cat-and-mouse sequence. Kingston is cornered and pleads for mercy, but Sullivan steps into the growing police sirens, leaving Kingston to face the consequences and Sullivan to grapple with the truth about loyalty, justice, and family.

Final confrontation Barn

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