Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• The Linson Company
• Bridget Fonda
• Gabriel Byrne
• Dermot Mulroney
• Miguel Ferrer
• Anne Bancroft
• Olivia d'Abo
• Richard Romanus
• Harvey Keitel