Eminent Boston Psychiatrist, Frasier Crane, last seen gracing the bars of Cheers has left his life there to start afresh in Seattle. He now has a spot as a popular radio Psychiatrist, giving him the chance to spread words of wit and wisdom to the masses. He shares his apartment with his retired cop father, Martin, and his father's physical care assistant, Daphne Moon. Add in brother Niles, Eddie the dog, some bizarre situations and plenty of humour and you've got all the ingredients for an excellent show and worthy successor to Cheers.

Eminent Boston Psychiatrist, Frasier Crane, last seen gracing the bars of Cheers has left his life there to start afresh in Seattle. He now has a spot as a popular radio Psychiatrist, giving him the chance to spread words of wit and wisdom to the masses. He shares his apartment with his retired cop father, Martin, and his father's physical care assistant, Daphne Moon. Add in brother Niles, Eddie the dog, some bizarre situations and plenty of humour and you've got all the ingredients for an excellent show and worthy successor to Cheers.

汤姆（布鲁斯·威利斯 Bruce Willis 饰）出生于警察世家，他与父亲文森特（约翰·玛哈尼 John Mahoney 饰）不仅同为警察，两人还经常作为搭档一同执行任务。在一次意外中，文森特不幸身亡，父亲的死让汤姆感到了深深的愧疚，他陷入了自责和悲伤中无法自拔。　　一起连环恶性凶杀案件的发生让整个匹兹堡陷入了恐慌之中，通过种种线索的调查，汤姆坚持认为凶手系警方人士，汤姆因此而遭到了业内的排挤和降职。时隔两年，类似的凶杀案再度发生，对案件依旧耿耿于怀的汤姆决定独自调查此事。随着调查的深入，汤姆惊讶的发现凶手竟然和父亲的死有着千丝万缕的联系，而汤姆的一举一动，似乎都在凶手的掌控之中。

肯尼迪总统的遇刺让身为他贴身保镖的弗兰克（克林特·伊斯特伍德 Clint Eastwood 饰）陷入了自责的情绪中不能自拔。即使多年过去，但只要一想到此时，弗兰克总觉得是自己的失职和大意造成了这一悲剧。某一日，一个神秘的电话引起了他的警觉。打电话的男人名叫米奇（约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰），他告诉弗兰克，自己准备暗杀现任总统，并邀请弗兰克玩一个所谓的“游戏”，这个游戏的成败将直接影响总统的命运。　　往事重演，这一次，弗兰克决定无论如何都要保护总统的安全。这个米奇到底是谁？他这么做的目的何在？在一连串的疑问面前，一场激烈而又危险的追杀游戏逐渐展开。