A mysterious man, Dean, returns to his hometown of Grimsby after many years abroad in the Army. His arrival is met with animosity, particularly from his father, an avid pigeon racer. Dean is drawn back to confront his demons, and confess a secret to a childhood friend, Jess, only to discover she has been struggling since the untimely death of her husband. Whilst attempting to raise her child and battling a crumbling economy and dearth of opportunities, she is pulled into a harsh underworld. Dean must help her, throw her a lifeline, but the situation only darkens. When their lives are threatened he will do all it takes to make sure she is safe.
馬賽，一名續(xù)作案的變殺手在一些人別墅里強(qiáng)女子之后，被害人毆打死。乾探路·施耐德奉展開(kāi)調(diào)查。耐德因女兒幾年前的一車禍中喪生妻子也終身殘而心力交，他變成了鬼。年輕女茱絲蒂娜因25年前親眼見(jiàn)到雙親蜚殘殺害而難以服過(guò)去的夢(mèng)，而且她得兇手即將被放。她因兇將獲釋一事與施耐德走一起。本片導(dǎo)演奧利維·馬夏爾當(dāng)警察，他曾2004年推出《金銀匠河路36號(hào)》（36 QUAI DES ORFEVRES，司法警察局局址?！禡R 73左輪槍》根據(jù)他1981年參與調(diào)查一部真實(shí)案改編，片名的是馬努蘭（MANURHIN）1973年出廠的“巨蟒”357型左輪槍，法國(guó)憲鵹鶘精部隊(duì)都使用種武器?
