前身為警察的菲利浦馬洛（埃利奧特·古爾德 Elliott Gould 飾）現在干起了私家偵探的活計，盡管他做事極為低調極力避免被卷入麻煩的漩渦，但麻煩事仿佛長了眼睛，緊咬著他不最新成人片。這次亦然，當老友深夜找到馬洛讓他將自己送出境外時，看著他躲閃的目光，經驗老道的馬洛心中就有了不詳的預感。果不其然，不久之后，警察就以協助老友殺害妻子的名義將馬洛捉拿歸案。　　在得知了朋友命喪黃泉的消息之后，對朋友的清白深信不疑的馬洛發誓要找到事件的真相。與此同時，一個美艷的婦人找到馬洛，委托他尋找自己酗酒而又粗暴的丈夫。兩件看似無關的案件，卻再暗地里相互關聯，不知不覺中深陷陰謀中心的馬洛這次還能和往常一樣化險為夷嗎？

789電影Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.