一辆休旅车冲下悬崖，司机当场死亡。死者涉及一桩枪案，但赃物却不见踪影。法国警官维威耶和瑞士警探梅耶再次联手破解谜团。
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
罗伯特·戴维依饰演纽约市的警官柯代尔，原是警界精英，但过分忠直却处处树敌，终于被敌人诬陷下狱。他在狱中受尽折磨，心性大变，复仇之火使他变成极尽毁灭能事的刽子手，甚至在出狱后仍要重回监狱去对付那些欺负过他的仇人。
