US crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Rookie LAPD cop Jake Hoyt (Hawke) has been newly assigned to an elite narcotics unit and is due to spend his first day on the job with veteran detective Alonzo Harris (Washington). As the day passes, and after dealing with street thugs and drug tycoons, Hoyt begins to suspect that Harris might have become corrupted by the job. When Harris then murders a drug dealer and tries to pin the crime on Hoyt, the young cop realises that he has no choice but to confront Harris himself.
