A Necessary Evil

Distraught over the acquittal of his young wife's murderer, Michael Gray, impulsively hires a hitman. When a crisis of conscience intervenes, he tries to cancel the contract, but the killer he knows only as "Butch" cannot be dissuaded from carrying out the deed. Michael's interference and subsequent reluctance to pay Butch the rest of his fee antagonizes the sadistic hit man. Unwilling to inflict physical harm on Michael - at least until he's collected his money - Butch launches a deadly cat-and-mouse campaign that claims another life and threatens to destroy Michael's future happiness with a new woman in his life. Once again, Michael is faced with a soul-searching choice. Only this time, it is his own life that is at stake. Facing almost certain doom, Michael decides to confront Butch - and his own nature - on his turf in a blood-chilling climax .