A singer returns to her home town, puts together a team of fighters to go after local gangsters.
In Los Angeles, California, lounge singer and Vietnam war widow Lolita (Yolanda Love) is accosted by three motorcyclists as she leaves work, and thwarts their attempt to rape her using kung fu.
The next day, four thugs, employed by crime a kingpin known as "Buddha," (Joey Ginza) enter the grocery store owned by Lolita's Aunt Rose and Uncle Henry, who refuse to pay protection money to the gang. Aunt Rose is pushed to the floor and kicked, while Uncle Henry is thrown through the glass door and shot to death. When Lolita arrives, Harry, a police detective, is at the scene. Lolita demands justice for her uncle, and Harry, a lifelong friend of the family, promises her that he will do his best, but insists that this is strictly police business.
Sometime later, a prostitute named Karen is murdered by Digger, one of Buddha's henchmen, and the body is discovered by Karen's close friend, Paula. Lolita and Paula share their grief at the apartment of their neighbor, Robbie, who suspects a connection between the two murders. The women join forces to avenge their loved ones, but without police intervention.
Lolita recruits Tinker Jones, a commercial photographer with a knack for electronic surveillance. Disguised as a homeless alcoholic, Tinker follows Spider, another of Buddha's henchmen, to the gang's headquarters, taps the telephone line, and learns that the gang is arranging a heroin purchase at Union Station. When Lolita shares this information with Robbie and Paula during a bicycle ride, the three women devise a plan to undermine the gang by sabotaging their operations, one at a time.
Later, Lolita, dressed as a man, arrives at the station, accompanied by a tall blonde woman. While the woman seduces the janitor, Lolita follows Mr. Kelly, the heroin dealer, into the men's restroom, knocks him unconscious, and flushes the merchandise down a toilet. The henchmen bring Kelly to Buddha, who beheads the dealer with a machete. Meanwhile, Tinker informs Lolita that he has identified the gang's leader as Sahawa "Buddha" Yamamoto, a convicted child molester who now controls a criminal empire.
One evening, while performing at the cocktail lounge, Lolita meets Cleon, a business consultant, and the two soon fall in love. When Lolita and Robbie foil another transaction between the gang and a jewel thief, Buddha demands that this new adversary be identified and eliminated. The henchmen search their building and discover Tinker's recording equipment in the basement. Lolita realizes the need for reinforcements and recruits two more women, Shirley and Pearl, to her cause.
That night, Lolita and Robbie steal guns and ammunition from the gang during a party hosted by Digger. Afterward, as the women celebrate, Harry appears and warns them not to interfere with police business. Lolita calls Harry a "pig" and demands that he leave.
The following day, Lolita attracts Spider's attention outside gang headquarters, and he invites her to Buddha's home that evening. Shortly after her arrival, Lolita witnesses Buddha's interrogation of Shirley and Pearl, whom he suspects of being spies. Lolita, assisted by Robbie, aids the women in their escape, but she also reveals herself as Buddha's secret nemesis.
Later, while driving with Lolita in her car, Cleon pulls to the side of the road and points a gun at her, saying that he is acting on orders from Buddha. However, Cleon is unable to kill her and admits that he wants to leave the gang. She hits him with his own gun and pushes him out of the car, saying, "Wait'll I tell Dear Abby about this one!"
Lolita attempts to place a listening device in the gang's headquarters, but is found out and narrowly escapes. Following an unsuccessful search for Lolita, Buddha and his men interrogate Robbie in her apartment. While she is suspended by her wrists, Buddha has Robbie stripped before raping her with the barrel of a pistol.
Robbie directs the gang to an amusement park, where Lolita, Shirley, Pearl, and Tinker are waiting for her. Buddha cuts Robbie's wrists, then pistol whips Cleon for protesting. The ensuing gun battle at the amusement park ends with Buddha and Lolita as the only survivors. When Cleon comes to Lolita's defense, Buddha kills him as well. Buddha corners Lolita on a carousel and holds her at gunpoint while he savors his victory. Suddenly, three shots are fired into his back by Paula, who tells Lolita, "I only wish I could do it again."
