17-year-old Brianna Baxter, better known as Patience, is the head of a violent neighbourhood gang called The Warriors. But now Patience feels a strong urge to leave that lifestyle behind. Despite the danger, Patience tells her sisters her plan - and they all tell her she'll have to be involved in one last gang activity. What Patience doesn't know is that her gang sisters are setting her up as a culprit - until Denim Mitchell overhears the entire plot and decides to help Patience escape.