The Clairvoyant

Elizabeth Mercer's nude, handcuffed body is recovered from the Hudson River in New York City, kicking off the case. The grisly find suggests a sadistic pattern that will thread through subsequent murders. Police begin to suspect a serial killer targeting people connected to a dark underworld.

Two male victims are found murdered after being handcuffed by the assailant. The killer's method of binding them before killing hints at ritualistic control. The killings create a growing pattern that investigators try to map.

Virna Nightbourne, an art student, begins producing portraits that eerily resemble the crimes. She claims the drawings come from unconscious precognition and childhood experiences. The police take note as the art seems to predict the killer’s victims.

Muriel, Virna’s roommate, notices the drawings’ uncanny accuracy and grows increasingly unsettled. Virna explains that her visions come from the unconscious mind. Tension builds as the art mirrors the murders.

Virna draws a portrait of herself as a potential victim and has a nightmare of a woman handcuffed to a bed. The vision deepens the sense that the killer’s reach touches Virna personally. She resolves to report her visions to the police.

Overwhelmed by the visions, Virna goes to the police to explain her drawings and abilities. She describes precognition and unconscious drawing as guiding her observations. The investigators pause to assess the potential link to the Elizabeth case.

Police inform Virna that the woman found dead is Elizabeth from her hometown, who later worked as a bartender at a BDSM leather bar. The revelation confirms a long-buried connection between Virna’s visions and the crimes. The stakes rise as the killer’s reach appears to cross Virna’s past.

Willie Gonzalez, a young Puerto Rican immigrant, attacks Mac McCormack in his apartment, claiming he was paid to do it. The assault disrupts Mac’s life and raises fears of who is behind the murders. As the confrontation escalates, officers arrive to take Willie into custody, where he is fatally shot during the attempt to flee.

During a stand-up show at the Comic Strip, the killer phones Virna and warns that Muriel is handcuffed to a truck outside, about to die. Virna races to the street to help, but the killer tries to run her down with his car. The tension tightens as loved ones of the victims are drawn into the killer’s trap.

Muriel is attacked by the killer and handcuffed to the steering wheel of a car, with her legs bound and the accelerator weighted down. She crashes through an industrial building and sinks into the river, where she drowns. The tragedy confirms the killer’s capacity for brutal, precise control.

To explain her visions, Virna appears on Mac’s television show and recounts the encounter with the killer. She slips into a trance and begins drawing a portrait of handcuffed hands on live TV. The moment foreshadows the killer’s reach and deepens the mystery for viewers.

Virna has a vivid vision of Elizabeth’s murder, revealing that Elizabeth was asphyxiated during a sadomasochistic group session involving Mac and three others. The three other murder victims are connected to this same crime circle. The revelation raises the personal stakes for Virna and Mac.

Virna flees Mac’s apartment and is pursued to the rooftop where Mac confronts her. A violent struggle ensues, and Mac struggles to overpower Larry, but Larry ultimately lets Mac fall to his death. The fall marks the killer’s dreams turning into deadly action.

Police descend on the rooftop scene as chaos subsides. Larry and Virna leave together, choosing to face the danger and the truth outside the building. The killer’s identity remains at large and the mystery lingers for the audience.