Michael a wimpy young executive is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome mysterious stranger steps in--and then disappears. Later that night while jogging Michael runs into the stranger on a pier. He introduces himself as Alex and the two go out to an under- ground club. Within a matter of days Alex wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down and Michael doesn't realize that Alex is a dangerous sociopath until it's too late.