FBI Agent Brad Tillman and hostage negotiator Dr. Joyce Taylor pit their investigative and psychological skills against a homicidal-maniac determined to kill everyone he feels is responsible for the deaths of his wife, daughter, and son. The cat and mouse case involves broken promises, outright lies, and a deadly game of nuclear Russian roulette, as five suitcase nukes are set to go off around the country, two of which are fakes, but which two, and who is next to die?