Cris Johnson, a magician in Las Vegas, harbors a troubling secret: he possesses the ability to glimpse a few minutes into the future. Haunted by the invasive tests he faced as a child and pursued by government agencies, he hides his true identity while performing low-budget illusions and scraping by with minor gambling successes. However, when a terrorist faction plans to unleash a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must utilize her skills to track down Cris and persuade him to assist in averting the disaster.