法国青年瑞斯（乔纳森?莱斯?梅耶斯 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 饰）在大使馆中工作，同时他还是美国情报部门的见习人员，精明强干的瑞斯对“换车牌”，加窃听器之类的任务自然是驾轻就熟，但是他很快迎来了真正的挑战——配合探员瓦克斯（约翰?特拉沃塔 John Travolta 饰）在巴黎的行动。
瓦克斯作风强硬，举止粗暴。恍如漫画中走出的美国英雄，甫一下飞机，便咬住了毒品的线索一路大开...
After courting a woman called Vera for seven years, friends Jack and Leo decide to seclude themselves in the Vermont woods near her home, when she finally decides to accept a third man called Gideon...