刑警Mike（吴镇宇 饰）和阿仁（古天乐 饰）是一对拍档兼好兄弟，两人一个性格孤僻、沉默寡言，一个玩世不恭、愤世嫉俗，均不得上司赏识。为了缉捕劫匪“毒龙”一伙，两人在独居老人四婆（罗兰 饰）家中布置了监控装置。期间，孤儿院长大的Mike结识了被男友遗弃的孕妇Jennifer（林美贞 饰），表示愿做孩子的父亲，而阿仁也结识靓妹阿Yen（郑雪儿 饰）。 　　不久，Mike知晓自己身染绝症，来日已经不多，为了Jennifer以后的生活，他与“毒龙”私下进行交易获得鉅款。同时，不忘职责的他又将“毒龙”的行踪通知阿仁，并与之一起同“毒龙”展开搏杀。Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a romantic relationship: Brian with a strange wandering teenage girl, and Mike with a pregnant woman at the dry cleaning shop. When the gangster returns to his flat, Brian and Mike are forced into an explosive confrontation.