A retired government assassin, Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, is asked to return to work and has been contracted to assassinate the two men responsible for the death of another government agent. The...

A retired government assassin, Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, is asked to return to work and has been contracted to assassinate the two men responsible for the death of another government agent. The assignment is personal for Hemlock because the dead agent was an old friend. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Dr. Rodney William Whitaker.