警察韦斯·布洛克负责追查一名心理变态的连环杀手。这名神秘凶手专门残杀女性,像著名的开刀手杰克。当韦斯的侦查越接近凶手时,他发现自己的内心世界竟然有很多地方跟对方相近,而凶手则以他的妻子为下一个屠杀的目标,正邪的对峙一触即发。
Wes Block:
Twenty-eight years ago I borrowed 40 dollars from my father, packed up an old, beat up suitcase, took a bus and came here. I was seventeen at the time. While I walked through the French Quarter, I looked out over the Mississippi and swore I'd never leave.
Beryl Thibodeaux:
Ever come close?
Wes Block:
Only once. When I looked down and saw that the suitcase was missing.