Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to get involved. However, he is subsequently approached by Major Scully to look into corruption and the role of organized crime in gambling. Others are killed but in the end, Nick gathers all of the suspects into a room and identifies the killer.

贝克斯菲尔德是林肯机场的总经理，繁忙的工作让他总是将家庭摆在人生的次要位置，导致备受冷落的妻子辛迪最终选择了离开。就在贝克斯菲尔德的婚姻遭遇了破坏性的打击的同时，他的事业也发生了前所未有的危机，一架飞机抛锚在了跑道上，阻碍了其他飞机起飞，更糟的是，另一架飞机上，一名恐怖分子引爆了炸弹，导致飞机严重受损，必须使用跑到着陆，否则就会机毁人亡。在飞机专家帕特洛尼的帮助下，贝克斯菲尔德凭借着惊人的胆识和智慧最终顺利化解危机，不仅如此，他还和女助手开启了一段罗曼史。