"On the island of Puerto Rico, its Police Captain (Morgan Freeman) is interviewing a prominent criminal attorney, Mr. Hearst (Gene Hackman), who discovered the body of one of the victims of a series of brutal rapes and murders.

"During the course of the evening, Hearst slowly becomes the prime suspect. What begins as a cooperative conversation between peers, descends into a night of intense interrogation between fierce adversaries.

"The Police Captain embarks on a heart-stopping journey through Hearst's family secrets and the very nature of the human psyche, trying to determine his guilt or innocence. And even when he is sure of the answer, he finds that the truth is other than it seems.