Street-smart white detective Danny Bassett (Alex Rocco) teams with educated black detective Sgt. Jesse Williams (Hari Rhodes) to investigate a theft of $400,000 at a fund-raiser for Representative Aubrey Hale Clayton (Rudy Challenger).<ref name="vangelder">Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 9, 1998). [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9E06E0DB123BF93AA35753C1A96E958260 FILM REVIEW; Detective Buddies and Racial Boundaries.] ''The New York Times''</ref>