A pearl-handled revolver begins its unpredictable journey when a failed actor intervenes in a convenience-store robbery.

A wealthy Japanese businessman's death launches a search for the gun by a seasoned cop who is determined to solve one last case.

A would-be assassin ditches the gun, which finds its way into the hands of a lonely housewife whom is having an affair with an aspiring writer.

A womaniser tries to prevent pieces of the gun from falling into place as his wife and numerous lovers receive pieces.

An unhappy teenage girl and a mysterious boy both spot the gun, which is now at the bottom of a swimming hole; later, the gun becomes a tool for them.

A deceased priest's nephew (Fred Ward) searches for an explanation when the gun and a large sum of cash turn up in his beloved uncle's possessions.