Michael| a wimpy young executive| is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome| mysterious stranger steps in--and then disappears.
Later that night| while jogging| Michael runs into the stranger on a pier. He introduces himself as Alex| and the two go out to an under- ground club. Within a
matter of days| Alex wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down| and Michael doesn't realize that Alex is a dangerous sociopath until it's too
late.