瑞斯饰演美国小说中最具传奇色彩的刑事辩护律师派瑞·梅森。当时梅森被他在法国的战争经历所困扰，正遭受着婚姻破裂的影响。1932年的洛杉矶，当美国其他地区从大萧条中复苏时，这座城市却在蓬勃发展。一件儿童绑架案出了差错。梅森将在破案过程中揭露一个支离破碎的城市，也许这也是一条救赎自己的道路。玛斯拉尼饰演上帝辐射大会的领袖修女爱丽丝，她每天向饥饿的会众和遍布全国的电台观众宣讲三次布道。 美国中西部某个小镇，玩偶制作师塞缪尔·穆林斯（安东尼·拉帕格利亚AnthonyLaPaglia饰）和妻子埃丝特·穆林斯（米兰达·奥图MirandaOtto饰）女儿安娜贝尔（萨马拉·李SamaraLee饰）过着幸福无忧的生活，然而突如其来的车祸夺走了安娜贝尔的生命，穆林斯一家的生活从此陷入黑暗之中。12年后，一辆老旧的大巴拉来了修女夏洛特（斯黛芬妮·西格曼StephanieSigman饰）及其收养的孩子，从此之后，穆林斯的房子便成为了她们暂时落脚的新的孤儿院。此时的塞缪尔面色阴郁，他引领孩子们参观这座房子，却独独禁止女孩们步入安娜贝尔的房间。好奇心颇重的琳达和珍妮丝没有听从塞缪尔的话，她们由此打开了恐怖的大门…… High in the hills, among the last remnants of Hollywood's golden age, Tod, 24, and his sister Lani, 22, live a breezy and charmed life in the sprawling mansion of their grandmother Judy, a former movie star now relegated to hosting a dying home shopping show. Tod's carefree and narcissistic existence takes a dark turn when he accidentally (perhaps) shoots Judy, killing her instantly. Desperate to maintain his decadent lifestyle, Tod hatches a diabolical plan to cover-up his Grandma's death, keep her show rolling, and keep the money flowing. After seducing Barb, Judy's producer, Tod convinces her to allow Lani to host the show in Judy's "absence." The ploy works, and the ratings go up. Tod kicks his cover-up into high gear - he turns his attention to Jacob (25), the mansion's handyman, who also happens to be his sister's boy toy. Jacob is the one person that can help Tod put the finishing touches on his evil opus. Surviving a long string of close shaves, Tod manages to outwit everyone,... 瑞斯饰演美国小说中最具传奇色彩的刑事辩护律师派瑞·梅森。当时梅森被他在法国的战争经历所困扰，正遭受着婚姻破裂的影响。1932年的洛杉矶，当美国其他地区从大萧条中复苏时，这座城市却在蓬勃发展。一件儿童绑架案出了差错。梅森将在破案过程中揭露一个支离破碎的城市，也许这也是一条救赎自己的道路。玛斯拉尼饰演上帝辐射大会的领袖修女爱丽丝，她每天向饥饿的会众和遍布全国的电台观众宣讲三次布道。 
