A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case than he lets on.

本片根据美国侦探小说家劳伦斯的一本小说《洛杉矶的生与死》改编而成。剧情描述洛城警探威廉•彼得森誓言不惜一切要替惨死的拍档报仇，后来找出杀人凶手是印制伪钞的油画家威廉•达佛，乃跟他展开一场暴力感十足的猫捉老鼠大追逐。

A group of husbands with their wives participate in a reunion where everybody will find his hidden secret. The methods used are terrible, but usually work. Just usually.

An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

A young cop, haunted by the murder of his entire family years earlier, is recruited by a shadowy organization to hunt down criminals who are beyond the reach of the law.