In Barbet Schroeder's gritty thriller, Jimmy Kilmartin (DAVID CARUSO) is an ex-con who is attempting to set his life straight. However, fate intervenes when he is lured back into a life of crime for one last heist. When a detective (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) offers him his freedom in return for turning on a gangster (NICOLAS CAGE), he becomes a reluctant pawn caught between federal agents and the mob. HELEN HUNT, STANLEY TUCCI and MICHAEL RAPAPORT co-star in this stylish, street smart film noir.