乔（华金·菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰）有着非常悲惨的过去，他的父亲是一个暴力狂，总是无端对乔和他的母亲（朱迪思·罗伯茨 Judith Roberts 饰）施以拳脚。如今，乔和母亲过着相依为命的生活，有过参军经历的他在退伍之后成为了联邦调查局的探员，之后又开始干杀手的勾当，“经纪人”约翰（约翰·道曼 John Doman 饰）打理着涉及到乔工作的方方面面。...
Peggy, a former addict, who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator....
