Joey Vitrioni was born out of wedlock and spent his first five years in an orphanage; this was where he learnt to never show his emotions. His first job was as a Cabaret singer in the club of an underworld figure. While minding the boss's niece, two men attempt to kidnap her. Joey defends the girl and kills both men. This was his initiation into the underworld and sets him on the path to be a dangerous hit man. Homicide Detective John Brennan suspects Joey of numerous unsolved murders but he can't prove his guilt, he still pursues him relentlessly. Joey in a moment of weakness joins the Army to escape Brennan. He becomes an expert sniper and forges a great partnership over many missions with his spotter Aliya Mungati. After they are set up by a mole in the army and are discharged they work together as hired assassins, but they are haunted by their past deeds. Joey lives a divided life. One as a flamboyant, sexy, night club singer; and the other as a hit man. His missions take him on journeys through South East Asia, Russia, Africa and North Korea.