A record-breaking heatwave ripples intensely across the city of New York. The Director of Homeland Security discovers his treasured son has been kidnapped by a team of highly skilled and motivated religious fanatics. As the temperature soars, New York's crime rate explodes, leaving leading cop Connor Slade the task of uncovering disastrous and worrying secrets that has consequently brought the City to a complete standstill. Connor is a steady reliable cop, a good honest man, however, he finds himself being pulled into a living nightmare as he struggles to avert disaster and mount resistance....