纽约正值深秋。萨姆与女友分手，父亲也刚刚去世。他厌倦世事，醉醺醺地，在神秘吸血鬼安娜的怀抱中找到了短暂的慰藉。安娜将他从朋友身边拉走，让他陷入毒瘾和疯狂的漩涡。

Thomas P. Manning, businessman and chess expert, mysteriously shot in a locked room, dies clutching some chess pieces. Police are baffled, and finally abandon t…