A drifter turns up in a small town with nothing but his wits to keep him going. A vengeful local with a bitter grudge mistakes the loner for a hitman, and offers him a hefty sum to carry out a double assassination. However, the reluctant killer intends to take the money and run - a dangerous plan that backfires when the real killer turns up. Thriller, with Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle.

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.