Coogan, an Arizona cop, is sent to New York to collect a prisoner. Everyone in New York assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems the prisoner isn't ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process the prisoner escapes, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home empty handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to recapture his prisoner. 库根（克林特·伊斯特伍德 饰）是个亚历桑纳州的副警长，他为了追捕一个脱逃在外的杀手，因此千里迢迢前往纽约…… 库根具有猎人般的直觉，对于他想要追捕的猎物，不论是人或是动物，都甚少有失手的时候，但他也是个独来独往的怪人，这使得他常与其上司麦克警长常产生磨擦。一日，警长交给库根一个任务，引渡一个服用过多迷幻药、来自亚历桑纳州的杀手，一向惯于自己作决定的库根，竟想一手揽下这档子事，这下子，他让自己陷入了水深火热的困境！
