Los Angeles Police Lt. Web Smith is charged with investigating the murder of a luxury call girl, found strangled on the 45th floor of the Nakamoto Tower. To facilitate his relations with the Japanese firm, his superior assigns him a mentor specializing in Japanese culture: John Connor, legendary cop but suspected of intelligence with the enemy. For their part, the Japanese are leading the investigation and are quick to provide, video images to support, a culprit a little too obvious.