早上,虔诚的农场主陶尔(Max von Sydow 饰)夫妻做过了祷告,随后安排女儿卡琳骑马为教堂送一些蜡烛,卡琳穿上了新制的盛装,邀请家里的养女英格丽同行。有孕在身的英格丽性格放纵,并一直嫉妒卡琳的明媚人生,出行前,英格丽在食物中塞进了一只蛤蟆。行至一片森林前,英格丽让卡琳独自上路而自己尾随观察。林中的三个牧羊人看到孤身一人的卡琳顿起歹意,他们奸污后又打死了卡琳,掳走她的外套。傍晚,三名牧羊人投宿陶尔家中,向陶尔妻子兜售卡琳的衣物,惊慌的英格丽亦同时回到家中,她向陶尔忏悔了自己诅咒卡琳的罪行。陶尔沐
Ray 'Harley' Davidson is a hustler. With flash clothes and a fast mouth, Harley lives life in the fast lane. With his passion for all things gambling, money runs like water through Harley's hands and as quickly as he makes a killing he takes a beating, normally at the poker table. Nominally an illegal prize-fight manager, Harley hasn't produced a live one in months, until Charles Buchinsky literally wanders into his life. Charles Buchinsky, street fighter extraordinaire. He's from out of town looking for a fight and the chance to tie up a few loose ends. Keeps himself to himself, lets his fists do the talking and his word is his bond. Victor Maitland, top illegal fight promoter and porn baron. Hates losing and loves the prestige of managing the best hitter in town. Harley dreams of bringing Maitland down and after seeing Buchinsky at work, engineers a fragile partnership...