I really liked the set-up for this intriguing suspense mini-series, with Kiefer in confessional beginning the flashback story and playing an ultra-smug Michael Douglas-type cad - the sophisticated guy who's rotten but still worth rooting for. The way clues are injected and plot twists explode on the viewer at unexpected moments is laudable.
A mainly unfamiliar supporting cast helps to keep the attention almost nonstop on Kiefer, as in concentrated fashion we get to see him (and his young crew) perpetrate two scams in almost Mission: Impossible fashion, setting folks up for fabricated frameups with amazing ease. So when Kiefer becomes the unwary victim of a similar scam, becoming an instant multiple-murder suspect, the pace picks up and we're left hungry for more action and suspense -tightly identifying with his frightening "man on the run" plight. Use of Manhattan locations is also well-done.