Jack Deakins,a divorced and disillusioned middle aged man gets involved with a teenage prostitute named Tracy. As their relationship progresses, he hopes she'll eventually give him the family he always wanted, but never had. Unbeknownst to Jack, Tracy is a serial killer known as The Road Lizard and is living a double life. In the meantime, Detective Ron Spear is in charge of the case. Due to lack of solid evidence, she is always one step ahead of him. Eventually, the paths of all three people will cross with tragic results.