▁being ▁slash ed ▁with ▁a ▁broken ▁bott le . ▁The ▁boy ▁sp ends ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁as yl ums ▁and ▁fost er ▁care . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁he ▁becomes ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est , ▁most ▁successful ▁ch ess ▁grand master s ▁in ▁history . ▁A ▁brilliant ▁yet ▁trouble d ▁wid ower ▁with ▁a ▁bel oved ▁daughter , ▁he ▁suddenly ▁finds ▁himself ▁a ▁suspect ▁in ▁his ▁cas ual ▁lo ver ' s ▁murder . ▁When ▁more ▁hom ic ides ▁occur , ▁Captain ▁Frank ▁Sed man ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁Det ect ive ▁Andy ▁Wagner ▁determine ▁that ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁is ▁at ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁island . ▁As ▁the ▁ch ess ▁master ▁becomes ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁death s , ▁psych ologist ▁Kath y ▁She pp ard ▁is ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁if ▁the ▁ch ess ▁pro dig y ▁is ▁as ▁innoc ent ▁as ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁film ▁comes ▁to ▁its ▁conclusion , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Peter ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁assault ed ▁at ▁the ▁ch ess ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁And ▁that ▁David ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁actual ▁k iller ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁intern ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁alias . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁psych ological ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁mystery ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s