I’m told you have your own methods of solving problems. That you don’t always go by the book. Well, you’ll be dealing with people who also don’t follow rules... Do you have any questions?

Captain José Da Silva of the Brazilian Federal Police Force had a lot of questions; unfortunately, he was in the business of supplying answers.

And five underworld slaying in the remote border town of Paraíso had left quite a few questions unanswered. Da Silva’s assignment: find out who was ordering the murders and why.

Through a planted story in a Rio newspaper, Da Silva sets himself up as the death squad’s next victim. It’s not long before all sorts of people start taking the bait, including a lovely but very dangerous young woman who seems determined to get him to Paraíso.

There, on a lonely road, Da Silva finds himself facing two hired killers with only one minute to say his prayers...