事业有成的麦克斯(韦斯利·斯奈普斯 Wesley Snipes 饰)拥有非常幸福的家庭,在一次前往纽约的旅途中,他邂逅了名为凯伦(娜塔莎·金斯基 Nastassja Kinski 饰)的已婚女子,两人之间碰撞出了激情的火花。一夜温存后,麦克斯和凯伦约定彼此相忘于江湖,再也不联系。然而当麦克斯回到自己的生活中后却发现,自己怎么也忘不了风情万种的凯伦。 这段风流韵事直接影响了麦克斯和妻子之间的感情,与此同时,他的事业也遭遇了滑铁卢。麦克斯的好友患上艾滋病命不久矣,麦克斯和妻子一同前往医院探望,然而却在那里看到了凯伦的身影,一瞬间,麦克斯内心里的激情再度被点燃。Los Angeles advertisement director Max visits his friend, artist Charlie, who was diagnosed with A.I.D.S. in New York. There he meets Karen, they are attracted to each other and after they meet later that day at the concert, they have a passionate night. Then he returns home to L.A. to his family and wife Mimi. A year later Max returns to New York again to visit Charlie who is now dying, and there he meets Karen again, who is married to Charlie's brother Vernon.