Jane Fonda stars as a tough call girl - the role for which she won her first Academy Award in this suspenseful and gritty mystery. When small town police detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) comes to New York to investigate the disappearance of his best friend, his only lead is a letter to prostitute Bree Daniels (Fonda). As these two very different people discover a romantic attraction to each other, Klute realizes Daniels is the murderer's real target.