American thriller in which a US diplomat must race against time to save his colleague who has been taken hostage by an Islamic liberation militia group. When the militia capture the head of Middle East operations Cal Riley (Mark Pellegrino), it is up to the highly-skilled negotiator Mason Skiles (John Hamm) to step in and bring Cal back to safety. But with the captors demanding a high reward for the safe return of Cal, Mason will have to act fast and devise a full-proof strategy before more people are put in danger.