Joe Ross is a rising star. He's designed a process that will make his company millions. He wants a bonus for this work, but fears his boss will stiff him. He meets a wealthy stranger, Jimmy Dell, and they strike up an off-kilter friendship. When the boss seems to set Ross up to get nothing, he seeks Dell's help. Then he learns Dell is not what he seems, so he contacts an FBI agent through his tightly-wound assistant, Susan Ricci. The FBI asks him to help entrap Dell. He accepts, a sting is arranged, but suddenly it's he who's been conned out of the process and framed for murder. Bewildered and desperate, he enlists Susan's aid to prove his innocence. Joe Ross的一项发明将位公司带来数百万计的收入，并希望因此得到奖金。在加勒比海开会的时候，Ross偶然结识了神秘富商Jimmy Dell，两人一见如故。Dell告诉Ross，他的公司大概不会因为Ross的发明而奖励他，不幸言中。Ross希望能得到Dell的帮助，但不久他便发现Dell的身份并不如他所说。Ross联系了FBI，FBI让Ross配合他们将Dell引入一个圈套。Ross很配合，但他突然发现自己成为了一场谋杀案的重要嫌疑人，更可怕的是，他身边没有一个人可以信任了……
