A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Medya patronu Amos Kyne ölünce, mirasçıları arasında müthiş bir iktidar kavgası başları. Bu esnada New Yorklu bir seri katil, sokaklarda kadınları avlamaktadır.
Muhabir Edward Mobley bu şartlar altında neredeyse imkânsız görevlerle karşı karşıyadır: Katili yakalamak; medya imparatorluğunun yanlış ellere düşmesini önlemek ve romantik ilişkisini parçalanmaktan kurtarmak