By day he works as a chef aboard a transatlantic cruise liner, but when in port his persona transforms to the roll of serial killer slaying beautiful young actresses.
When a body is discovered in woodland on Southampton Common along with the severed finger from a previous victim killed many months before, former special forces soldier turned private investigator Jim Turner becomes involved. In New York City a similar pattern of crimes is emerging. When the police eventually stumble on a connection, Turner joins N.Y.P.D Detective Ben Brogan and the two embark on a cat and mouse manhunt for the elusive serial killer plying his trade on both sides of the pond.