茅山弟子傲天龙（林正英 饰）与大黄（郑则士 饰）同时爱上了师傅的掌上明珠梦梦，师傅临终前设局考验二人谁更真心，大黄用计赢得了师傅的信任。虽然梦梦倾心天龙，无奈父命难为，天龙于是愤然出走。一晃十八年过去了，大黄和梦梦的儿子连高（金少龙 饰）已经长成英俊少年，而天龙的女儿凝红（黎姿 饰）也成年。天龙父女俩这天回家乡探亲，半途上遇到红袍火鬼为祸人间。天龙费尽九牛二虎之力将其收伏，关在鬼笼内。 回到家乡，大黄和天龙两师兄弟心里还是有隔阂，互相敌视。连高无意中放出了火鬼，此时的火鬼法力大增，天龙和大黄都已无法独力应付。为了对付火鬼，二人终于抛开成见，再次合作。
A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife and manages to get away with it. After an investigation results in a decision of 'accidental death', our crafty killer discovers that his late wife's 'fortune' is not what he thought it was. Driven to find another unsuspecting spouse; he discovers that his new bride, a widow, is no fool. When she tells him that she intends to keep her accounts separate from his, he is driven to contemplate murder once again
影片讲述了新闻工作者马尔的父亲被残酷的谋杀后，马尔决定自己来调查。马尔深入一类似军队的团体调查，在新闻工作者莉塔的帮忙下，发现这个团体和政府的关系；同时马尔的两个朋友也不可思议的被杀了，危机似乎从每个角落威胁著他。
