本片根据德国表现主义电影大师弗列兹·郎1956年的同名电影改编而成。
电视记者希杰·尼古拉斯（杰西·麦特卡尔菲 Jesse Metcalfe 饰）和好友考利·芬雷（乔·摩尔 Joel Moore）一起供职于电视台的“调查报道”栏目。在对某凶杀案的报道过程中，希杰认识了地区检察官办公室的助理检察官艾拉（爱波·塔布琳 Amber Tamblyn 饰），并依据其提供的审讯录像资料怀疑她的上司，地区检察官马丁·汉特（迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰）靠伪造DNA物证来赢得检控，为竞选州长铺平道路。调查无门的希杰决定与考利一起执行一个天衣无缝的计划，故意采办各种物证指正自己是一起妓女凶杀案的最大嫌疑人。在审判过程中，考利本应出示二人拍摄的录像来证实希杰并非凶手，却在赶往法庭的路上死于车祸。被判处死刑的希杰走投无路，只能求助于艾拉，但她能证明...
When Noah fell in love with Nick, she knew their relationship would never be easy. They're fire and electricity, and when they're together, every kind of sparks fly. After last summer, Noah thought their passion had grown stronger than their fear, but her life is about to turn upside-down again now that she's starting university. Moving again while maintaining her relationship with Nick will be a difficult hurdle, with their age difference, campus life, dangerous parties, and inner demons stalking them both, reminding them of all they still don't know about each other.
No matter how hard they try, there will always be wounds that won't close. Is Noah really prepared to overcome her fears and truly trust someone again? Will Nick be able to put his past behind him and keep his heart open?
Or are they doomed only to burn each other's worlds down?
When Noah fell in love with Nick, she knew their relationship would never be easy. They're fire and electricity, and when they're together, every kind of sparks fly. After last summer, Noah thought their passion had grown stronger than their fear, but her life is about to turn upside-down again now that she's starting university. Moving again while maintaining her relationship ...
