S. Lamar Wilson

A trio of desperate men are forced to participate in a nightmarish game of blackjack for their souls. The circumstances behind how these fellows wound up in purgatory are revealed in three individual segments: Two vicious hoodlums break into the basement dwelling of an old hermit who isn't nearly as harmless as he appears to be; an unscrupulous entertainment lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he decides to steal several songs from a deceased blues singer; and a young ex-con agrees to help a scuzzy drug dealer rob a pharmaceutical lab in order to save his girlfriend from the clutches of said dope pusher.

Les hélicoptères de la police tournent sans relâche dans la nuit de Chicago. L'antigang, le FBI et les médias sont aux aguets. Au vingtième étage d'un immeuble, Danny Roman tient sous la menace d'une arme Niebaum, responsable de la police des polices, le commandant Forst, un indicateur et une secrétaire. Danny Roman est tout sauf un criminel. Policier aguerri, il est considéré comme le meilleur négociateur de Chicago. Seulement il est accusé d'un crime odieux. Bouc émissaire d'un terrifiant complot, Niebaum détient, apparemment, la clé du mystère mais refuse de la lui livrer.

A government program poisons millions. An immune grandfather-granddaughter duo survive, hunted by ruthless scalpers and an official determined to save his son, leading to a fight for survival amidst the chaos.