故事节奏紧凑明快，毫不拖泥带水，在限定时间内最大限度地推进剧情，观感畅快淋漓。TheoAbramsisanex-CapeTownfiremansufferingfromseverePost-TraumaticStressDisorder.Unabletoreturntoworkduetothepsychologicaltraumasustainedduringafailedrescuemission,anincreasinglyfrustratedandvolatileTheo'sworldisrockedwhenonemorning,hewakesupnexttohiswife'smurderedcorpsewithnorecollectionofwhattranspiredandallevidencesuggestingthathe'skilledher.Whenthepolicelabelhimastheprimesuspect,Theogoesontherun,andissoonbeinghuntedbyDeputyChiefofPolice,AlanShard,anotoriouslyruthlesssoldierofthelaw,whoishell-bentoncatchingTheoasonelastactofservicebeforeheofficiallyretires.However,whenanunknownthirdpartyisthrownintothemix,Theodiscoversanalarmingconnectionbetweenthesinisterforceshuntinghiminanattempttosilencehimpermanentlyforareasonhecan'tcomprehend;andarecentinvestigationhiswifewasconductingintoaglobalarmamentcontractor.Whenconnectingthedotsbecomesamatteroflifeanddeath,Theobecomesembroiledinadesperatefightforsurvivalandmustfigureoutwhoreallymurderedhiswifebeforeaterrifyingconspiracychangesthecourseofanationforever.