After the Gulf War, the United States encountered an explosion attack on the Hubbard Group of Buildings during Operation Southern Watch in Iraq in 1992. The U.S. military kidnapped the suspected leader of the organization and brought him to the United States for secret investigation. FBI agent Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) and his Arabic partner Frank (Tony Shalhoub) received a mysterious message "release the person" while investigating the suicide bombing of a New York bus. CIA agent Elise (Annette Bening) insisted that Samir (Sami Bouajila), an Arab who entered the United States on a student visa for terrorists, was her important informant, but refused to reveal other information. As the terrorist attacks escalated, General William Devereux (Bruce Willis) entered New York in the name of the president to implement military control over Brooklyn and imprisoned all young and middle-aged Arabs for trial. The military's trampling of human rights and democracy has aroused strong resentment among New Yorkers. The threat of demonstrations and the next wave of terrorist activities has put everyone in a dilemma...