Dana Andrews is acclimating to life with out a detective’s badge. The phone rings and suddenly her life takes a new direction. A commercial airliner out of Denver is hijacked on its way to Detroit Metro and the pilot looks for a safe place to land. Shots are fired back in the cabin, and Captain Lovington dumps fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. Suddenly, warning lights come on, and seconds later the thrust reversal system prematurely deploys. Up ahead is Capital City Regional Airport, and Captain Lovington puts the Boeing 767 into a steep dive. Meanwhile, Emily Duchess is sitting in seat 26C, and for her, the ride has just begun.