随着科技的进步和发展,一种能让犯罪之人“改邪归正”的新型药物被研发了出来,一位名叫李(雷·利奥塔 Ray Liotta 饰)的死刑犯作为试验品接受了药物的注射,通过实验数据的监测,科学家们发现除了暴力倾向的逐渐消除外,李的内心里还对受害者盖瑞(Mark Pickard 饰)产生了愧疚之情,这也就意味着,李已经逐渐的转变成为了所谓的“好人”。实验组让李重新回归了社会,并进行着持续的监控。 随着时间的推移,李的生活渐渐走上了正轨,他不仅努力工作,还交了一位漂亮的女友。心中的愧疚让李打起了看望盖瑞的念头,然而,盖瑞的哥哥比尔(蒂姆·迪凯 Tim DeKay 饰)却不愿意原谅李,他不仅绑架了李,还打死了监控李的工作人员。工作人员的死亡让警方误以为李“本性难移”,一边是步步紧逼的追捕,一边是凶神恶煞的绑匪,腹背受敌的李会遭遇怎样的险情呢?Lee Ray Oliver grew up from abused kid to sociopath, inevitably condemned to death, but wakes up in the morgue after the 'lethal' injection. Dr. Michael Copeland offers him a choice: the real killer drug or 'volunteering' as life-long test person for his pharmaceutic experiment, Anagress, meant to suppress violent tendencies but side-effects unknown. After vicious escape attempts, Lee Ray finally develops genuine remorse and tries to make-up with Gary Caputo, who Lee shot in the head, leaving him mentally a child. Brother Bill Caputo's hate for ruining both of their lives is however redoubled, with tragic consequences.