The hitting record of Joe Di Maggio is about to broken by a black player. Now a person who feels that it is sacred threatens that player if he breaks the record. Lou Mattoni, a detective, who is a little racist, is assigned to the case, and he is also forced to work with Altman Rogers, an FBI agent who is black. While the two of them don't particularly care for one another, they try and do their best to get this guy before he makes good on his threat.