Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.

A US Air Force pilot steals a nuclear bomb and sets off on what he believes is a divine mission against an American city.

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.