Jack Walsh is a seasoned professional, a master of his craft. He once served in the police force, but now he is engaged in private investigation. His specialty - operations to catch fugitive criminals. This time Jack is busy searching for Jonathan Mardukas, known by the nickname "Duke". Mardukas, a modest and intelligent accountant, managed to steal from the mafia 15 million dollars. Under the agreement, Jack must catch "Duke", handcuffed and delivered on an airplane from New York to Los Angeles in the agreed time. For this, Walsh will receive a hundred thousand dollars.
For a sophisticated "bounty hunter" such a task - a trifle. But Jack did not take into account that in addition to him for Mardukas actively hunting for gangsters, the FBI and treacherous colleague-competitor. Moreover, Mardukas is panic-stricken of flying and Jack will have to carry the Duke across America.