An average guy reacts to the frustration of losing his wife by adopting a crime-fighting persona known as the 'Crimson Bolt', and targeting any criminal who crosses his path -- no matter how minor their infraction may be. When Frank's (Rainn Wilson) wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) runs away with charismatic drug dealer Jacques (Kevin Bacon), the loss is just too much to take. Subsequently transforming himself into the Crimson Bolt, Frank reasons that if he can take down Jacques along with the rest of the city's scum.