卢克领导着一个诈骗集团在芝加哥附近的约里埃特行骗。这天，手下人向他交了一大笔刚刚骗了的钱。不久，卢克就遭到了谋杀。原来，这笔钱是芝加哥的黑社会头目朗尼根（罗伯特•肖 Robert Shaw 饰）刚刚收回的赌款，正是这笔钱令卢克引火烧身。 胡克（罗伯特•雷德福 Robert Redford 饰）是卢克的一个手下，卢克平日待他如亲生儿子一般，生前就想把他介绍到芝加哥的好友骗术大师冈多夫（保罗•纽曼 ...
A man with spiritualist powers is told by his mentor that a demonic entity is returning to destroy his daughter's soul, and that he should take drastic measures to prevent this from happening....