贝克斯菲尔德（伯特·兰卡斯特 Burt Lancaster 饰）是林肯机场的总经理，繁忙的工作让他总是将家庭摆在人生的次要位置，导致备受冷落的妻子辛迪（达娜·温特 Dana Wynter 饰）最终选择...

杰克（杰克•尼科尔森 Jack Nicholson 饰）是一个作家。一个冬天，他得到了一个看管山顶酒店的差事。这正合杰克的意思，他正好可以有一个幽静的地方写作。于是杰克带着妻儿搬进了酒店。冬天大雪封...

　　Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to get involved. However, he is subsequently approached by Major Scully to look into corruption and the role of organized crime in gambling. Others are killed but in the end, Nick gathers all of the suspects into a room and identifies the killer.