A disgruntled former employee, Sam Baily, holds a natural history museum hostage, while journalist Max Brackett happens to be on the scene, capturing the sensational story that quickly takes over national headlines.

Mad City
A distraught individual, overwhelmed by grief, unwittingly holds a group of children captive at a museum, while a seasoned journalist, driven by ambition, seizes the opportunity to revive his stalled career by covering the gripping drama.