The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

散打冠军比利在比赛中误伤人致死。因为他的对手迪纳德作证，比利被关进了监狱。一年后，比利出狱，迪纳德来向他挑战，比赛的奖金是十万美元。比利会接受他的挑战吗？

主人公杰克是一位刚被解雇了的前FBI人质解救小组警员，他以为自己再也没机会重操旧业了。谁料几个月后，杰克乘坐的航班突然被一伙装备精良的恐怖分子所劫持，他们威胁说如果收不到十亿美元，就将引爆核武器……