A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.

索菲·安德森是一家腐败制药公司知识产权案的首席律师。当她的导师兼老板布鲁斯·亨肖被绑架时，索菲成了一个精心策划的小卒，这个阴谋危及了她的案件，甚至更多。苏菲与时间赛跑，为了救布鲁斯，逃掉那些设陷阱诱捕她的致命陷阱。