Mike Vargas, a Mexican narcotics investigator, sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border.
As Vargas investigates, his newly-wed wife Susie is kidnapped by a gang out to exact vengeance for the prosecution of the brother of their leader.
Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the madame who comforted him in bygone times.
This screening will showcase the Reconstructed 1998 ‘Director’s’ Cut, completing Orson Welles’ original vision for the film.