杰克(杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰)曾是一名电台主持人,一次意外中,他的不当言辞导致了了一个名为埃德温(克里斯蒂安·克莱门松 Christian Clemenson 饰)的男人精神崩溃举枪乱射,酿成了多人伤亡的惨痛后果,心中充满内疚和痛苦的杰克从此陷入了人生的低谷无法自拔。
杰克结识了名为帕里(罗宾·威廉斯 Robin Williams 饰)的流浪汉,令杰克没有想到的是,竟然是自己造成了帕里的疯疯癫癫。原来,帕里曾是一名学富五车的教授,他的妻子正是埃德温枪下的冤魂,帕里无法承受失去妻子的痛苦,发了疯。为了弥补自己的过失,杰克决定帮助帕里。最终,杰克不仅撮合了帕里和女秘书莉迪亚(阿曼达·普拉莫 Amanda Plummer 饰),还成功的令帕里恢复了理智。
Michelle (Roberts) and Allen (Bracey) are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet about marriage. Turns out, the parents already know one another well, which leads to some differing opinions about marriage.
In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate the murder and apprehend the culprits. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal, and connects him to other unsolved robberies. Using the witnesses of his heists, they draw their face, but the true identity of the smart and intelligent criminal is not disclosed. The perseverance of Sgt. Marty Brennan in his investigation gives a clue where he might live.