約翰是一名通靈師，長期以來一直都與聯邦探員，同時也是他的好友兼搭檔喬，一起偵辦刑事案件。但就在女兒去世之後，受到打擊的他，黯然消失兩年。直到喬費盡千辛萬苦找上門，希望他能前來處理一件棘手的連續殺人案件，並要他幫忙緝凶。沒想到約翰竟然答應了，會答應的原因其實是...這個連續殺人魔也是個通靈師...。

A psychic doctor, John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins), works with an FBI special agent (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in search of serial killer Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell). After having lived in isolation for two years, since the death of his daughter, Clancy is asked by his friend Joe, an FBI special agent to help him solve several murders committed by a serial killer. The problem is that Ambrose is also psychic, and far ahead of Clancy.