Years ago, Jack Carter left his Seattle home to become a Las Vegas mob casino financial enforcer. He returns for the funeral of his brother Richard 'Richie' after a car crash during a storm, atypical of the careful house-father. Talking to the widow, daughter Doreen and enigmatic Geraldine, Jack suspects it was murder. Cliff Brumby, whose club Richie ran, is financially linked to porn and prostitution baron Cyrus Paice, who claims to be just a front-man for ITC tycoon Jeremy Kinnear. Someone hired goon Thorpey to make Jack return to Las Vegas. There Jack's partner Les Fletcher is restless, apparently about their boss Con McCarty whose wife had an affair with Jack. Someone breaks into Richie's home, looking for a crucial CD. 老史又展身手。 职业杀手杰克·卡特一直在纽约独闯江湖，与自己住在洛杉矶的弟弟很少来往。后来因要出席弟弟葬礼而重返家园，他在深感内疚的同时，很快就感到弟弟的死另有隐情，通过调查，发现不少和弟弟有关系的人都有可疑，包括漂亮的弟媳妇，她的女儿，弟弟的老板，一个神秘的女人，一个百万富翁等，最终凶手伏法，而卡特也为此付出了自己的生命。
