CJ is having a bad day. After flying all the way from New York to London to be with her rock star fiance, CJ ends up alone at Pub Underground. Johnny's addiction to his adoring fans is stronger than his love for CJ. The bartender, in trying to teach her a lesson about love, tells a tale that has all the trappings of a romance novel. Is the story a message rather than a lesson?

When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of all… the fight for his life.