The Mean Season

An article on the killing of a teenage girl has brought burnt-out Miami Herald Reporter Malcolm Anderson (Russell) a powerful new fan...the killer himself. Encouraged by the police to maintain this anonymous relationship, Malcolm receives exclusives on two more killings. But as Malcolm's own celebrity grows, the killer's jealousy prompts him to up the stakes by abducting the reporter's fiancé (Hemingway) as his own testament to the price of fame! (official distributor synopsis)