Plot summary

With his ailing young daughter in grave danger and in need of a costly surgical operation, the desperate single father and dealer at Pope's high-stakes riverboat casino, Vaughn, will have to come up with an enormous amount of money to pay for her treatment. As a last resort, Vaughn along with a disgruntled employee summon up the courage to rob the powerful crime lord's gambling house; however, when things go awry, the robbers hijack a city bus. Now, Vaughn's plans for a quick and lucrative job have turned into a volatile hostage situation, where no one can predict the outcome. Will the pained parent live to see another day?—Nick Riganas