“独行侠”皮特·米切尔(汤姆•克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰)的父亲是个战功显赫的老飞行员,他决心也要成为父亲那样的英雄。终于机会来了,他与军官“笨鹅”尼克·布拉德肖(安东尼•爱德华兹 Anthony Edwards 饰)一起被派到了Top Gun训练基地接受最严格的飞行训练。可是,“独行侠”的训练并不像预想中顺利,他的成绩一直不令人满意,一起训练的”冰人”汤姆·卡赞斯基(方·基默 Val Kilmer 饰)也对他也颇有微词。与此同时,“独行侠”遇到了美丽的女教官查莉(凯莉•麦吉利斯 Kelly McGillis 饰),两人对彼此暗生情愫,这令本来有些心灰意冷的“独行侠”重拾信心。在毕业前的一次训练中,“独行侠”搭档“笨鹅”再次同驾一机,但由于马达发生故障,“独行侠”与“笨鹅”被迫跳海,结果“笨鹅”不幸身亡。这次事件给“独行侠”带来了沉重的打击,本来因学业不顺就郁郁寡欢的他更加消沉了,甚至想要彻底放弃成为飞行员的梦想。“独行侠”最终能否克服心障重回蓝天?
When a series of apparently minor thefts plagues a university hostelry run by Miss Lemon's sister, Poirot is recruited to investigate. Celia Austin, a pharmacological major, confesses that she is a kleptomaniac and responsible for most of the thefts but denies stealing several objects including a stethoscope, light bulbs, and a student rucksack. Furthermore, she claims to know the other thief and vows to help return the missing items. Unfortunately someone substitutes an overdose of morphine for one of her sleeping powders, and she takes the identity of the thief to the grave. Japp connects the murderer's m.o. with a cold case he had investigated ten years earlier, but the prime suspect in that crime, a powerful statesman, now lies dying in a local hospital. Despite numerous obstacles, Poirot is able to link the killing to an international diamond smuggling ring but not before the murderer claims more victims.