Afteryearsontherun,themysterymanknownas"Trick"isback,butnotonhisownterms.Trickfindshimselftrappedinacagewithfourotherhostages-allofthemparalyzedfromtheneckdown.WhenTrickrealizesthatoneoftheotherhostagesisanoldfoe,DetectiveEpperson,thetwobeginworkingtogethertouncovertheconnectionbetweenthemandtheircaptor-amaskedmantheysuspectistheinfamousDeathstalkerKiller.Meanwhile,AgentBobbyChurchoftheFBIisinvestigatingEpperson'sdisappearanceanddiscoversthedetectivevanishedwhilehehadbeenfollowingaleadintheDeathstalkercase.ThesearchsoonhasChurchcrossingpathswithEpperson'sformerpartner,Scott,himselflookingintotheabductionofhisfriend,Olivia.AfterScottandChurchdiscovercellphonepicturesofOliviainthecagewithbothTrickandEpperson,theyknowtheymustraceagainsttheclocktofindthelocationofthecagebeforetimerunsout,andthehostagesareexecutedone-by-one.