Crime thriller in which a hostage situation swiftly escalates when a trio of gunmen hold up a diner affiliated to the mob. Derrick (Michael Chiklis) is the leader of the gang hired to try and retrieve the incriminating records of almost every pay-off in the city over the past two decades said to be held in the diner. Also caught up in the chaos is Nick (Sean Faris), an ex-con, and the diner waitress Bonnie (Jessica Szohr), who is unprepared for the ordeal she is about to face. Robbing an institution owned by the mob is a dangerous business, but even Derrick may be surprised by how swiftly the gangsters respond. Who will come out on top in the resulting struggle? Ray Liotta and Forest Whitaker also appear.