Kiss the Girls 🎥 1997 Movie Info

Plot Summary

Washington D.C. Detective and forensic psychologist, Dr Alex Cross, is devastated to learn that his niece, Naomi, a college student in Durham, North Carolina, has been missing for four days. Despite his family’s anxiety, Cross travels to Durham to investigate, determined to find her. Upon arrival, Cross meets with local police and learns that multiple young women, including Naomi, are missing. He collaborates with Detectives Nick Ruskin and Davey Sikes, as well as FBI agents. Together, they visit a crime scene in the woods where the body of one of the missing women has been found, brutally murdered and tied to a tree, heightening Cross’s fears for Naomi’s safety. Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McTiernan, a doctor and kickboxer, is abducted from her home by a masked man who calls himself Casanova.

She wakes up in a stone-walled room, heavily sedated, and is told by Casanova that he admires her talents and promises she won’t suffer if she complies with his rules. Kate, however, is determined to escape. She discovers other women are held captive with her. Kate eventually manages to overpower Casanova during one of his visits and escapes into the woods, jumping off a cliff into a river to ensure her freedom. She is found and taken to a hospital, where she recovers and agrees to help Cross in his investigation. She provides vital information about her captivity and describes Casanova.

Cross investigates further and discovers that a plastic surgeon in California, Dr. William Rudolph, had suspiciously ordered a large quantity of Sistol, a benzodiazepine drug, which was used to sedate the captives. Travelling together to California, Cross and Kate join forces with Sampson, Cross’ partner, and Henry, an LAPD Detective, to begin surveilling Rudolph. After staking out Rudolph’s home, they follow him to a remote cabin in the woods. The investigation intensifies when they follow Rudolph to a nightclub. Kate, upon seeing Rudolph caress a woman’s cheek, recognizes his touch and, believing he is Casanova, alerts Cross.

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