Ex-football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) has been hired to track down Jessie Wyler (Rachel Ward), the mistress of sleazy Los Angeles nightclub owner Jake Wise (James Woods). It's not long, however, before Terry has traveled to Mexico and fallen in love with the elusive Jessie. Naturally, Jake sends his henchman to retrieve the couple, and Terry finds himself tangled in a web of murder and corruption.