New Orleans big band clarinetist Stan Grayson (Kevin McCarthy (actor)) has a nightmare in which he sees himself in a mirrored room, killing a man. He awakens to find blood on himself, bruises on his neck, and a key from the dream in his hand.
Los Angeles polis departmanından iki dedektif, genç bir kızın cinayetini araştırmak üzere güneşin hiç batmadığı ıssız bir Alaska kasabasına gönderilir. Gün ışığı yüzünden şiddetli uykusuzluk çeken dedektif Will Dormer, ana şüpheli olan yerel bir yazarla vicdan sınırlarını zorlayan tehlikeli bir kedi-fare oyununa sürüklenir.
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.