Synopsis

When a graduate student seizes hostages at a university, the Department of Energy Nuclear Response Team dispatches Dr. John Martin (Brett Cullen), a seasoned negotiator. The student, Seth Todtman (Peter Stebbings), declares he has invented a cold-fusion bomb and threatens to detonate it, unleashing devastation on millions, unless the government executes five individuals from a list he provides. Initially dismissed by his colleagues as a delusional eccentric, Todtman’s claims gain terrifying cred