An ex-SAS officer and an ex member of the Special Boat Services, team up to search for £ 2 million worth of diamonds which go missing when an aircraft is hijacked. Ruthless terrorists seize a London embassy residence. The SAS are called in. There's intense political pressure for a quick resolution. The worst fears of David Barber, the officer in command, are tragically realised. With a brilliant career in ruins, the prospects for ex-Major Barber seem grim until he meets Colonel Patrick Ansell, Managing director of Saracen systems Ltd.

小男孩托马斯（卢克·瓦德-维尔金森 Luke Ward-Wilkinson 饰）的父亲（艾略特·考万 Elliot Cowan 饰）因战牺牲，生意无法打理，托马斯的母亲（朱莉·理查德森 Joely Richardson 饰）不得不带他投奔乡下的婶婶，途中托马斯不小心丢失 了他的木制神像，十分伤心，因为那是他和他死去父亲唯一的联系.后来，他的母亲听说当地有一位木雕手艺很好的人，他就是图米（汤姆·贝伦杰 Tom Berenger 饰），图米是一个性格怪异，不爱与人交流的人，在与托马斯的相处之间，图米渐渐地打开了自己的内心世界...