A celebrated author's story about a genetic experiment morphs into reality, when it is read by three strangers. Trapped in a room, the four discover that one of them must be killed to save the rest from an escaped undercover recruit.
Guido Carani, an engineer of noble descent, has just lost his son born to him by a chorus dancer, who, desperate, has become a nun. After a while he also loses his wife and daughter in a car accident. Poor Guido is in despair, but soon he meets Lina, a woman who is a dead ringer for Luisa.
亚历克斯(泰勒·派瑞 Tyler Perry 饰)专门负责大型刑事案件的侦查和侦破。一名台湾女孩在一栋豪宅内遭受性虐杀,连同她的私人保镖等数人也都无一幸免,亚历克斯奉命接受此案的调查。而这起凶案似乎与环杀手迈克尔(马修·福克斯 Matthew Fox 饰)有关。他经验丰富、冷血残酷,总比警方快一步,每次犯案后都能顺利逃脱。为了挑衅亚历克斯,他在他们的结婚周年日给亚历克斯打了警告电话,并当着他的面杀死了他的妻子(瑞秋·尼科尔斯 Rachel Nichols 饰)。亚历克斯失去妻子的痛苦,也激发他抓拿迈克尔的决心。而通过对虐杀案抽丝剥茧慢慢靠近谋杀案的真相时,重要的涉案关系人却一一遭到杀害。最后艾力克斯追寻到了一个只要你有钱任何梦想都可以实现的性爱乐园,而涉案人的政商关系好到简直令人匪夷所思的地步,如果案情爆开来世界将为之震动..
越战期间,美军大量征兵。大批年轻人应征入伍,在新兵营接受“残忍”的训练。“傻瓜”比尔运动神经不发达,常常犯错而连累所有人一起受罚。“小丑”(马修•莫迪恩 Matthew Modine 饰)奉命帮助比尔,但比尔还是老犯错误,连累其他人。大家忍无可忍下打了他一顿,比尔从此变得精神恍惚,在新兵营毕业前夕枪杀教官后吞枪自杀。
“小丑”随后分到了军队新闻组。他在采访中看到了当时的同伴们都已经变得麻木、残忍。一次,“小丑”随“牛仔”执行任务时,遭到越共狙击手伏击,“牛仔”亦不幸中弹身亡。众人经过一番搜索,击伤了狙击手。“小丑”发现狙击手竟是一个年轻少女。有人提议留下她挣扎而死,“小丑”在少女“杀了我”的哀求声中,扣下了扳机。