一个海上的油库被克拉玛占据,装设了毁灭性的武器,用来威胁勒索美国军方。一个热爱刺绣、爱猫、热爱从事破坏活动的老手出现,在这紧张的11个小时里,企图施出浑身解数,挽救危机。A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy mysogynistic eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help.