Sam has the ability to read minds, to hear what people are thinking just by looking at them. He uses it to his advantage to gain promotion at work and get the salary he deserves. Then realising he has a rare talent that would be worth a lot of money to the right party he goes to the United States Government to offer his services. In return he wants anything he wants, cars, a private plane, women, whenever he wants it. However it is not long before he can hear not only the thoughts of the person he is looking at but of everyone around him as much as a mile away. His rare talent becomes his torture and torment.