When L.A.P.D. Lieutenant Rick Callahan is chosen to star in the reality show "Cops on the Beat" producers are disappointed by the routine life in the patrol car. Desperate to make an impression, Callahan pressures his partner to release two small time delinquents, Max and Bush, so that he can single-handedly re-capture them. But things get out of control when Callahan loses his grip on reality and will do anything to give the viewers what they want...

Based on the letters written by Jonathan Hacke, an artist and mental patient at a psychiatric institution.