A nightclub owner with powerful and sinister connections hires a jobless American footballer to track down his runaway girlfriend hiding out in Mexico. The search leads to a remote island, where events take a complicated turn when the wayward girlfriend and the footballer start to fall for each other. Thriller, starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Richard Widmark and Jane Greer. Includes Movie News at 9.55pm.

Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in desperate need of money. Crooked nightclub owner and bookie Jake Wise offers Terry a hefty sum to go to Mexico and find his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler. Terry cannot turn the offer down. When Terry locates Jessie, the two fall in love. Terry reports that he failed to find her, but Jake sends someone else. Terry and Jessie's love must endure unexpected twists.