Tom Hulce stars as C.C. Drood, an easy-going cartoonist whose life turns into a nightmare of murder and abduction in this fast-paced, complex thriller set in Los Angeles. Following a mail mix-up, Drood is kidnapped by thugs, throwing himself from the car, he reports the kidnapping to the police. He meets Detective Smiley who, at the end of the interview, produces photographs of a woman called Yolanda murdered that morning. Drood's life is turned upside down when the corrupt cop tries to frame him for the murder of Yolanda (Virginia Madsen).