Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) has been accused of murdering a police officer and sentenced to life in an asylum. Jack is put on a heavy course of drugs by a doctor (Kris Kristofferson), and is locked away in a body drawer in the basement morgue. There he appears to be able to see into the future and meets a woman (Keira Knightley) who might be able to save his life.