Jordan Smith, a senior citizen devastated by the loss of his wife to cancer, hunts down the HMO executive who denied their medical claims. Smith soon progresses from revenge killing to political assassination. The detectives assigned to the initial murder are hard pressed to keep up with the enterprising Mr. Smith, whose last job causes a massive and hilarious political furor in Washington. The FBI hijacks the case from the county detectives, but the agency ends up making Smith a surprising offer.
