Admist the turmoil stirred by anti-war protests and race riots of the late 1960's, a few citizens desperately believe that the criminal justice system needs their help. Their brutal and clandestine operations are carried out under the guarded auspices of a loosely functioning band discreetly calling itself The Committee. Sick of seeing violent criminals escape proper punishment, often based on legal "technicalities" and soft treatment by lenient judges, The Committee makes it their business to set things right.