The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

 故事發(fā)生在一個南部小鎮(zhèn)的棉織廠，諾瑪（莎莉·菲爾德 Sally Field 飾）和她的家人都在這里工作。這個工廠的工作環(huán)境異常惡劣，工人們每天都經(jīng)受著資本家的無情剝削和艱辛勞動。面對這種不公平的待遇，工人們備受壓迫和困擾。為了改變這種狀況，總工會派來了一名經(jīng)驗豐富的組織者，希望能夠協(xié)助當(dāng)?shù)毓と私M織自己的工會，為工人們爭取更好的待遇和權(quán)益。然而，工人們對組織者的到來持有懷疑態(tài)度，他們心存疑慮，擔(dān)心這只是一個無望的嘗試。組織者面臨著許多困難和挑戰(zhàn)。工人們對他進行冷嘲熱諷，老板則用各種無理阻攔來阻礙工會的成立。看到這一切，諾瑪內(nèi)心充滿了憤慨和不滿。她是一個有著堅強意志的女性，對不合理的事物總是敢于挑戰(zhàn)。受到組織者的激勵和影響，諾瑪最終選擇站出來，成為了改變的先鋒。

莉迪婭從小在父親的暴力陰影下長大，游泳是她唯一的逃避方式。她憑借獎學(xué)金進入大學(xué)，卻在成年后陷入毒癮、混亂的性關(guān)系和失去孩子的痛苦中。她的人生如同水流，時而湍急、時而沉寂，無法掌控方向。在最深的低谷中，莉迪婭開始寫作。文字成為她的呼吸，也成為她重新定義自己的方式。她不再只是受害者，而是講述者，是創(chuàng)造者。通過回望過去，她一點點拼湊出破碎的自我，也在寫作中找到了勇氣。 　　影片改編自莉迪亞·尤克納維奇所著回憶錄。

本片講述了重案組組長張晨峰被余建明陷害成殺人兇手后，張晨峰被捕后，在刑偵專家周楊與重案組成員的努力 下，成功將真正的連環(huán)殺人案的 兇手緝拿歸案的故事。