Edward Norton, a reputed cop in the city of Pittsburgh is trying to bust this network. But to his disappointment, it’s almost impossible to get any information about this network. With rising crimes in the city over the last few months, Edward is now under a lot of pressure from his superior officials. Yet, he is determined in destroying the network.
John Vinyard, a poor but a very intelligent young man, has fallen in love with Sarah Mathews, daughter of the richest man in Pittsburgh. John lives with his stepmom whom he hates. John is an expert in deciphering a variety of codes and also in picking locks.
James miller’s network has accidently for the second time finished a job in Sin city. Sin city has its own mafia group headed by Michael page, who was once a small time thief in the city. Page angered by miller’s invasion into his territory sends a warning message to miller. Miller anyway treats the warning very lightly. The second invasion makes page send another message to miller. This time the message reads
“I will destroy your network singlehandedly and have my VENGEANCE”.
Watson, no2 to James miller is killed under mysterious circumstances. Miller suspects Michael page’s men behind this act. With the no2 of the network killed, miller’s gang is now incomplete. Miller sends word to Taylor Durden(himself a gangleader in a distant land), his friend whom he trusts. Taylor in return tells that he knows a man by name Warren Anderson Who according to Taylor has the potential in becoming the network’s new no2. Taylor speaks high of warren’s skills in looting banks. Miller impressed by warren agrees to appoint him the no2 and hence sends the keyword of the no2’s codes to warren.All this without meeting warren personally or even seeing him.
Warren arrives in Pittsburgh and is received by miller. Warren takes matters into his own hands and accomplishes tasks near to impossible and thereby gains miller’s trust.
Edward Norton receives information from a mysterious informer. The informer gives every detail of warren which includes details of his physique, behavior and other characteristics. The informer tells him that the only way to destroy the network is to have an informer within the network. And he gives an idea of replacing the no2 whose information he has provided.
Edward now finds a man in the police department of the same physique as warren. This person by name Steve agrees to have a plastic surgery done to resemble warren. And hence he undergoes the surgery and trains under Edward to impersonate warren.
Bryan Mathews is to host a party to celebrate his daughter’s birthday and also to show of his new diamond which he acquired from a distant place. Warren now hatches a plot to steal this diamond but he now wants someone who can pick locks and hears about john vinyard. John on the other hand is desperate to be in the party to meet his lady love Sarah Mathews but needs an invitation to be there. Warren understanding this sends an invitation to john and asks him to steal the diamond for him the party. Warren, James miller are all invited to the party because of their high social positions.
The mysterious informer again informs Edward about the warren’s presence in the party. Edward uses this chance to switch warren with Steve. In the party, john successfully steals the diamond and gives it to warren. Edward sends in Steve into the party. Steve and warren face off one on one and Steve comes out of the place as Warren Anderson.
INTERMISSON>>
John vinyard is arrested by the police for stealing the diamond. John anyhow escapes prison within an hour of his arrest as he is helped out of the prison by two people who claim to be working for a person who is interested in helping john. John speaks to the person on phone and the person explains to john that the only way john can get out of the case is to either gain evidence that he was working for someone else and that that he gave the diamond to him or get back the diamond itself. The man tells that warren is the no2 of a network and to get to warren he has to first get through the network in order and provides john codes about the no5. John, a master at deciphering codes successfully deciphers it and goes to the place. Meanwhile, Steve now the no2 informs the police about john’s movements and asks the police to follow john to the place. John arrives at the no5’s hideout and finds the police behind him. He hides in there and sees that the place is full of guards. The guards now see the police and think that they are here to capture them. The cops and guards get into a fight which john uses to get into the place. He finds the next set of codes, deciphers it and leaves the place. The cops get inside and find the no5 murdered! Similar set of events take place in the no4’s and no3’s place in the next few hours.
Now john with codes deciphered to the no2’s place gets there. To his shock, he finds the no2 murdered! The cops get to the place and john returns the diamond to the cops. Now john helps the cops to get to the no1. To their surprise, they find the no1 also dead.
Bryan now happy with john, agrees to have his daughter married to him.
The bodies of the network members are sent for a medical examination. The no2’s body is confirmed to be that of Steve.
But Edward is now shocked at something that he finds in the medical examination. He finds that 4 of the 5 members which include James miller, no3,no4 and no5 were killed in the last 2 hours. But Steve was killed the previous evening which also happens to be the time when the party was held.
Edward Norton now knows what happened. Do you?
It is understandable that the mysterious informer, the mystery guy on call with john and also the killer of all the network members remain the same person.
But why would the informer provide information about warren to the police and how does he know that information?
Why will he help John Vinyard from the police?
And how was that Steve was killed the previous evening when the others were killed that morning?
