Da politimanden Danny Roman fejlagtigt bliver anklaget for mord og underslæb, tager han Internal Affairs chefen som gidsel. Den slags jobs hyrer man gidselforhandleren Chris Sabian til, men den her gang går det lidt anderledes end ventet.
- Genre: Action, Kriminalitet, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Mandeville Films, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Taurus Film
- Nøgleord: chicago, illinois, corruption, police, hostage, innocence, pension, hostage-taking, murder, conspiracy, bullet wound, urban setting, negotiator
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh