前身为差人的菲利浦马洛（埃利奥特·古尔德 Elliott Gould 饰）如今干起了私人侦察的活计，尽管他干事极为低调死力避免被卷进麻烦的漩涡，但麻烦事恍如长了眼睛，紧咬着他不放。此次亦然，当老友深夜找到马洛让他将本人送出境外时，看着他躲闪的眼光，经验老道的马洛心中就有了不详的预感。果不其然，不久今后，差人就以辅佐老友殛毙妃耦的名义…

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. So…