After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to town (modernity, peace and progress) he realizes soon that there's nothing to do against corruption... except to become corrupt. Step by step, helped by his pistol, Juan Vargas becomes the law and the worst Major in the town's history. 故事讲述墨西哥农民杀死腐败的前市长后，不幸的看门人阿瓦尔加斯在墨西哥中部被任命为一个沙漠镇的新市长，他努力提倡执政党的新意识，到任不久就立下反对腐败的座右铭，但反对也开始变得腐败，一步步在他的枪手帮助下，阿瓦尔加斯成为法郎和镇上历史最恶劣的一页。
克里斯蒂安·沃尔夫（本·阿弗莱克 Ben Affleck 饰）具有破解复杂难题的天赋。当一位旧识惨遭谋杀，并留下一条“去找会计师”的神秘讯息后，沃尔夫不得不开始追查此案。当他发现得用更极端手段时，沃尔夫找了他久未连络、同时是名顶尖杀手的弟弟布莱斯顿（乔·博恩瑟 Jon Bernthal 饰）合作。兄弟俩与美国财政部副局长玛莉贝丝·麦迪纳（辛希亚·阿戴-罗宾森 Cynthia Addai-Robinson 饰）联手，一起揭露这桩致命阴谋，却让他们成为冷血杀手集团的目标，这群杀手无所不用其极也要掩盖秘密。
