 Criminal profiler and psychologist Dr Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) becomes entangled in the deadly mind game of a vicious copycat serial killer Peter Foley (William Mcnamara). Due to the horrific attack Helen suffered in her past as an agoraphobic she is confined to her apartment. The killer uses this against her in his murderous attempts to become a famous serial killer. Detectives M. J Monahan (Holly Hunter) and Reuben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) they have the challenge of trying to capture the killer before he kills again and uses his chance to commit another atrocious murder.