Born to win: A Manhattan street-level vice cop is out to put an ex-hairdresser with a $100 a-day heroin habit, J.J., behind bars. When J.J. tries to rip off the mob, he becomes a marked man, and it is up to the cop to nab him before the mafia snuffs him out.mart-mouthed junkie J.J. thinks he's got the world by the tail. But he spends most days looking for just one more fix.

Gold: A South African mining engineer exposes a plot to control the price of gold on the world market. He also falls in love with the boss's granddaughter.

Death sentence: Halfway through a murder trial, a juror realizes that the suspect is the wrong man. She thinks the real murderer may be her own husband.