A seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent race against time to locate three hidden nuclear weapons.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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