Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of criminals...

Harmond Wilkes, an Ivy League-educated man who has inherited a real estate agency from his father, his ambitious wife Mame, and his friend Roosevelt Hicks want to redevelop the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project, called the Bedford Hills Redevelopment Project, includes two high-rise apartment buildings and high-end chain stores like Starbucks, Whole Foods, and Barnes & Noble. Harmond is also about to declare his candidacy to be Pittsburgh's first black mayor. Roosevelt has just been named a vice-president of Mellon Bank and has been tapped by a Bernie Smith to help him acquire a local radio station at less than market value, which is possible through a minority tax incentive.

A complication arises when Harmond discovers that the house at 1839 Wylie, slated for demolition, was acquired illegally. Harmond offers the owner of the property market value for the house, but the owner refuses to sell. Harmond decides the only way to proceed is to build around the house, which will require minor modifications to the planned development, and calls the demolition company to cancel the demolition. Roosevelt sees no reason to delay since no one but Harmond, Roosevelt, Mame, and the house's owner know the truth, a view Mame supports. When, on the day of the demolition, which Roosevelt has put back into motion, Harmond refuses to be swayed from his stand, Roosevelt announces he will be buying Harmond out and Bernie Smith will be helping him. Harmond accuses Roosevelt of being Smith's "black face" and the two argue over the consequences of Harmond demanding changes in the development plans and if Roosevelt is allowing himself to be used by Bernie Smith. Harmond tells Roosevelt to leave the Bedford Hills Redevelopment office, which is owned by Wilkes Realty. The scene ends with Harmond leaving the office to join the group of Hills residents at 1839 Wylie protesting the demolition.

American television series

American television series

由于执行任务时过于冲动，FBI探员托马斯（艾伦·艾克哈特 Aaron Eckhart 饰）放跑了他一直都在追踪的连环杀人犯雷蒙德（基斯·坎贝尔 Keith Campbell 饰）。这一事件给予了托马斯巨大的打击，他也因犯下的过错而受到了降职的处罚。
没过多久，另一起杀人事件的发生引起了托马斯的警觉，而雷蒙德尸体的出现则让托马斯更加确信凶手是针对他有备而来。过去的灰暗记忆和目前的混乱状态不断的折磨着托马斯，在他和搭档弗兰（凯瑞-安·莫斯 Carrie-Anne Moss 饰）的努力下，一个名叫本杰明（本·金斯利 Ben Kingsley 饰）的男人浮出了水面。更可怕的是，在本杰明的身上，似乎存在着一种神秘而又强大的特异力量。