The movie follows the main antagonist, Jack, a psychotic serial killer, who must account for his crimes in Hell. Before he does so, he is led around the nine circles of hell by the Roman poet, Virgil (known as ‘Verge’), who details his crimes through a series of flashbacks.
The first murder starts off with Jack trying to help out a lady who has had some car trouble on the road. However, she is ungrateful for his help when it does not work out, and so he kills her and freezes her body in his warehouse. His second murder involves forming a friendship with a widow, Claire, and then proceeding to stab her. He is almost caught by a nearby police officer but manages to quickly hide her body in the bushes before he can see. This is when he begins to form his serial killer alias, "Mr. Sophistication", and starts sending in anonymous letters and photos of his victims to the police.
Jack is also shown to have difficulty forming a relationship with women, as seen by the killings of his two ex-girlfriends. He kills his first girlfriend’s children on a hunting trip and forces her to have a picnic with their corpses, before he kills her too. The murder of his second girlfriend, Jacqueline, is more gruesome as he chops off her breasts and keeps them as souvenirs.
Jack is eventually caught when carrying out his fifth murder, which requires him to purchase a gun. However, he is tipped off to the police, who chase him to his warehouse. However, before they catch him, Jack encounters Verge, who takes him to Hell. Back in Hell, Verge has finished recounting his crimes and they have reached the ninth and centre of hell. Jack tries to escape by running to a staircase but instead he falls into the abyss, finally ensuing justice for his actions.
