三名警察在送三名判刑的犯人入狱前被抢走警枪及杀掉。三名犯人偷车逃到一小镇的酒吧,怎料酒吧原来的非法建筑,根本没有后门,于是三个亡命之徒只好挟持酒吧中的人做人质,向警方索取逃出生命的机会。Three petty thieves who the police believe to be major criminals are chased into a basement bar where they take five hostages including all the bar employees. The rest of the movie deals with the cops lurking outside the bar while the trio try to get hold of the situation inside.