Fast-paced crime thriller starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger about a cop intent on avenging his partner's murder. The uncompromising Chicago policeman heads for the Deep South, where he abducts the Cajun woman who is the only witness to the killing and also the mistress of the crimelord who was responsible. As the cop and his captive are pursued by gangsters, they become uneasy allies, and then embark on a torrid affair.