A successful performer of card tricks, a former protégé of a powerful gang boss, gets involved in a wildcat venture he feels uncomfortable about. As a result he makes up his mind to witness against his former buddies. The matters come to a head before the trial: gangsters promise a million dollars for his head; the FBI agents are trying to protect him, but due to his specific lifestyle, dozens of killers are attracted to him like moths are attracted to the light.109 min.