The first film in the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fast and the Furious introduces Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), an undercover cop tasked with infiltrating Dominic Toretto's (Vin Diesel) gang of street racers in order to investigate a string of vehicular heists. Falling in love with both Toretto's sister and the world of street racing, O'Conner finds his sense of duty strained to the limit by loyalty to his newfound friends.