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