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LOGLINE:
With the banks failing and public discontent high, aging revolutionary Axel Kaspers believes the time is ripe to galvanize public reaction and spark a populist uprising. With his radical daughter Birgit and disciple Mel, Axel orchestrates the kidnapping of Continental Bankcorp president, Peter Evans. However, the carefully planned carjacking goes bad, leaving Detectives Nichols and Eames to pursue a surviving member of the radical gang.

SYNOPSIS:
With the banks failing and public discontent high, aging revolutionary Axel Kaspers believes the time is ripe to galvanize public reaction and spark a populist uprising. With his radical daughter Birgit and disciple Mel, Axel orchestrates the kidnapping of Continental Bankcorp president, Peter Evans. However, the carefully planned carjacking goes bad when Evans resists with surprising force and hothead Mel shoots and kills one of the nation's most powerful bankers. Detectives Nichols and Eames pursue a surviving member of the radical Baader-Meinhof gang as he stages a revolutionary terrorist campaign.

Following the crime scene, the cops manage to easily track down Axel's getaway car, a stolen Lexus. They prepare to examine the car, but Nichols suspects fowl play. He smashes a window and finds a bakery box containing a fertilizer bomb. They back off and call the bomb squad.

Back at the squad room, the American Workers Army has taken responsibility for Evans' death. They've sent a letter to the Times declaring war on the "fat cat exploiters". Due to the political nature of the crime, Special Agent Carmen Martino is brought on to the case.

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