一个曾经享誉盛名而今却没落的好莱坞编剧在遥遥无期地写着他的最后一个剧本。然而他却发现自己被卷入一个杰出政治家妻子被谋杀的调查案中。随着案件的层层深入，他的写作灵感越来越丰富，他决定以次为主线来完成他的最后一个作品。A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife. The surrounding events feed him inspiration for his script.