The film is a modern-day film noir in which the sardonic, ginsoaked detective contends with an odd cast of characters while tailing a mysterious, middle-aged man traveling with a Mexican boy from Chicago to Los Angeles. John Rosow is a Chicago gumshoe whose skill for cracking a case often comes with a price; he has a penchant for getting in over his head, but he never loses his...

　　美职棒新秀投手霍珀·吉布森(西蒙斯饰)投技渐渐失控，被迫下放到小联盟。霍珀通过与运动心理学家莫布里(吉亚玛提饰)的交流，将内心对跋扈父亲(霍克饰)的怨恨倾泻而出。

　　一位倒霉的前拳击冠军不幸被人栽赃杀人，他被迫在友情和野心之间做出艰难抉择。