The Bible-Belt preacher glances behind him and then slides into the darkened pickup truck. He is joined by the hit man. Do they have a deal? Will he kill his mistress's husband, a rival man of the cloth, for the price of a nine-millimetre gun?

From mobsters to ministers, life is cheap and the motives are deadly. In the chilling business known as Murder for Hire, are we looking at the dark side of the American dream? Today, it seems as if every life has a price tag and tomorrow's hit man could be living right next door.