One day, four robbers suddenly broke into a busy trust bank on Wall Street and took 50 people, including bank employees, hostage. This gang of robbers acted under the remote command of their leader Dalton (Clive Owen). Dalton was careful, cunning and suspicious. He asked the hostages to wear the same clothes and masks as the gangsters to confuse the police snipers and special forces. The police were helpless for a while. Inspector Fraser (Denzel Washington), who was ordered to the scene, tried to communicate with Dalton and let him release the hostages. However, he was played around by Dalton. At this time, Arthur, the director of the bank, also rushed to the scene and paid close attention to the progress of the case. However, he was not concerned about the safety of the hostages, but his secrets. As time passed, the gangsters did not make any other requests except for simple requests. Kiev felt that there was something fishy going on...