退休摇滚明星强尼·博兹（Bill Cable 饰）在性行为的过程中被人用白丝巾捆绑双手后用冰锥残忍刺死。其女友凯瑟琳·特拉梅尔（Sharon Stone 饰）是一名作家，去年出版的小说中就有双手被白丝巾捆绑的退休摇滚明星被女友用冰锥刺死的情节。虽然特拉梅尔通过了谎言测试，但曾枪杀两位游客却被判无罪的尼克·柯兰警探（Michael Douglas 饰）坚持认为特拉梅尔在说谎。因为他自己也曾接受过谎言测试，并且通过了……
The film tells the story of Martha Hoffman, an eccentric and wealthy patron who is committed to a psychiatric clinic by her daughters. The expert witness Casares investigates whether this is a scheme to control their mother’s fortune or if Martha truly suffers from a form of dementia that endangers her well-being and that of her family.
