DR. ETHAN POWELL, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST, IS IN AFRICA STUDYING APES WHEN HE IS LOST FOR TWO YEARS. WHEN HE IS FOUND, HE KILLS 3 MEN AND PUTS TWO IN THE HOSPITAL. CUBA GOODING'S CHARACTER IS A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO WANTS TO TAKE UP THE TASK OF TRYING TO GET DR. POWELL TO SPEAK AGAIN AND MAYBE EVEN STAND JUDGMENT AT A TRIAL.