A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.
A screenwriter is plagued by nightmares as he writes a script about a family that was slaughtered years before. Soon, the grisly murders he's writing about start to actually happen.
Alex is still not over her lover Emma, who tragically died from drug abuse. While visiting Emma's grave, Alex's car breaks down, so Haley, the pretty groundskeeper, offers help. The two fall in love, but moving on is difficult for Alex.