Three criminals, pursued by the police, take hostage the inhabitants of a mansion in the suburbs of Los Angeles. But even in a nightmare they could not imagine that the house in which they found themselves kept the dirty secrets of the Los Angeles mafia elite. This event also turned into a nightmare for police chief Jeff Talley, a successful negotiator in the recent past. By an absurd accident, he was unable to save the hostages one day and has still not found peace of mind. However, the lives of three innocent people are at stake, and Tally decides to negotiate with the criminals. He does not yet know that the mafia has plans for him to save his own secrets. Based on the plot of this thriller, a film of the same name was shot in Hollywood with Bruce Willis in the title role.