Based on Michael Crichton's provocative bestseller, this smart, engrossing and electrically charged thriller is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. A special liaison officer (Snipes) is called in to investigate the murder of a call girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation. Accompanied by a detective (Connery) with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture, the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground shadow world of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.