In the movie, notorious criminal Sam Hurley, who despises "heroes," breaks out of prison with two accomplices and takes a group of hostages to the abandoned town of Lost Hope City in Nevada. He's aware that the authorities won't think to look for them there, as a nuclear bomb test is scheduled for the next morning. As tensions rise, Hurley keeps his captives in a state of suspense, leaving them wondering if he'll let them escape before the bomb detonates.
Split Second
In a Nevada mining town, two fugitives take captives and seek refuge, aware that a nuclear bomb is set to detonate the following morning.