Synopsis

The plane shuddered, a sickening lurch that stole the breath from the passengers. A figure emerged from the cockpit, his face grim, his eyes like chips of ice. He announced himself as an ex-intelligence agent, his voice amplified by the intercom, demanding a ransom and the release of certain individuals deemed "political prisoners." Fear tightened its grip on the cabin, a suffocating blanket woven from uncertainty and dread. The world outside was a blur of clouds, but inside, a different kind of