Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after seven years as a Russian POW. Vienna is experiencing the multiplicity of political, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of anti-democratic movements, insecurity and unemployment. Peter, a former police inspector, feels like a stranger in the new Austrian Republic. While wanting to leave town, Peter is confronted with the murder of one of his former comrades. He decides to stay and instead bring the killer to justice. His ally is Dr. Theresa Körner, a determined and cool-headed forensic doctor. The two are linked not only by this case, but also by a deeper, shared history. As their investigation progresses, they realise that they are not just up against a systematic killer, who tortures his victims, but also face disapproval and intrigue from within the police force. Though determined to solve the crime, Peter, harbouring his own secrets, increasingly becomes tormented by existential questions: What is truth? What is heroism in the time of war? And all the while he fails to see the mounting danger before him.
曾负威望的纽约警探康纳斯(杰森·斯坦森 Jason Statham 饰)不料在一次执行任务中,意外射杀了人质,因此被停职。就在他复职后不久,棘手的劫持事件又发生了,5名训练有素的歹徒控制了一家银行,歹徒头目与康纳斯通话,并用折磨人质来刺激他,康纳斯才意识到对方正是自己曾经误杀的人质的兄弟,形势变得紧张而复杂起来。就在康纳斯与一名年轻警察德克尔(瑞恩·菲利普 Ryan Phillippe 饰)准备潜入银行之时,歹徒引爆了炸弹并趁乱逃走。然而令人意想不到的是,这一切只是开始,更大的迷局还在后面。随着案件调查深入,董事长也牵扯进来,甚至康纳斯本人与歹徒的复杂关系也渐露水面,一切看似无关而混乱的事件,已悄然编织成一张大网,笼罩着众人……