Greed and corruption lead to a single culprit in three separate crimes: 27 people are found dead in a collapsed tunnel at a Mexican border town, two American college boys on holiday go missing and are later found murdered, and human rights observer James (Daniels) is monitoring a union election taking place at a chemical plant owned by a multinational corporation. Spader is typecast as an oily rep who keeps those third-world wheels greased and turning for the sake of the American economy.