Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.。故事发生于20世纪30年代的民国年间，城防司令身边一名副官张铁翼在寻找失散的妹妹时，无意间陷入一场命案，被怀疑成杀人凶手，只好设法逃避追捕，暗中秘密追查这一命案，当他成功破解后，却发现一个残酷的真相……。