Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a trooper in Angel city circa 2247 mopping up the last of the disciples of the Martin Whistler. Whistler uses his psychic power to 'trance' those with weak minds and force them to obey his every desire. Whistler has been thought to be dead by now but he's alive and well in the 20th century. Whistler plans control the city. That's where Jack deth fits in. Jack is sent back in time by inhabiting the body of his ancestor. The only problem is that Whistler's ancestor is a police detective and he's already begun trancing people. With the help of Lena (Helen Hunt) a strong-minded punk rock girl. He must find and protect Hap Ashby a former baseball pitcher now living on skid row and face Whistler in a final confrontation.