Meet Carlos Hernandez, Carlito to his women. He's a police detective with a complicated life: a wife, a mistress, children by both, and a pay-check that never seems to arrive. This being Mexico, he resorts to money laundering and arms dealing to finance his police activity. The money for justice must be found somewhere.<BR>The corpse in the hotel room is that of a gringo with a weakness for blue movies. Carlito's maverick investigation leads him into a labyrinth of gang wars, assassinated prostitutes, and corrupt politicians.