In the near future, as war rages in the Middle East and U.S. gas prices top six dollars a gallon, ambitious investment banker Tom Hanson finds himself at the center of a $20 billion takeover bid for a Russian oil company. It's a deal some people would kill for -- literally, as it turns out. As Tom and an idealistic young associate each separately uncover the truth about the transaction, they soon realize that there's far more at stake than money and fossil fuel.