Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

男明星在电影即将杀青之际死于片场，几个跟他有着感情纠葛的女演员成为嫌疑人，而编剧富兰克林相信女友玛西娅的清白，开始暗地里调查真凶。

女出租车司机帕蒂遇到了一个奇怪的乘客，他头被打破了还忘记了自己的身份。正当帕蒂想帮他找回记忆的时候，却突然发现他可能是一宗谋杀案的凶手，然而事情并没有想象中那么简单。。。