In this crackling HBO Original Movie that laces detective thrills with a menacing occult edge, '40s gumshoe H. Phillip Lovecraft (Fred Ward) takes on a case that could be his last. Hired by a rich client to locate a stolen book about black magic in only 48 hours, Lovecraft's undercover work reveals a startling fact: the book could destroy the world if it falls into the wrong hands. Can he tangle with vicious forces in search of the ultimate power--and a dangerous femme fatale--and live to tell about it?