While Chief Assistant D.A. Dave Corday lurks in wait for Deputy Chief of Police Jim Latson and his girlfriend in her apartment, his cool plan for murder and revenge is the only thing on his mind. At gunpoint, Corday takes Latson's own weapon and drills six bullets into the woman: now all he has to do is let the evidence point to the 'guilty' man. But Latson's a dangerous foe to cross - and when Captain Martin of Homicide takes the case, the heat is on for them both...