 Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA s reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn t agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbor and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA s sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.