
A serial killer is on the loose in New York City. His victims are middle-aged men, fans of intimate dating through newspaper ads. But, unfortunately, the dates end badly for the romantics: their naked corpses are found with a bullet in the head, in the same position....
Experienced detectives Frank Caller (Al Pacino) and his partner Sherman (John Goodman) are tasked with finding the killer. The cops come up with a brilliant plan. They decide to place their own ad in the newspaper and thus catch the killer "on the live".