身无分文的记者丘克（Kirk Douglas 饰）流落一座新墨西哥州的小城，他舌如巧簧向当地报馆的主编推销自己，宣称自己有制造新闻的天才。波澜不惊的小城生活让曾经供职纽约的丘克倍感无聊。这天，主编令丘克外出采访，丘克于路却意外遭遇一名小镇店主里奥被困山洞。丘克敏感的意识到这件事情背后的新闻价值，

When FBI Agent Zack Stewart is killed, Agent John Ripley takes over the three cases he was working on, hoping one will lead to his killer. The first i