TheColdWarhasended,andtheRussiangovernmenthasdecidedgetridofadeadlybioweaponsamplebyreturningittotheUnitedStates,fromwhomithadbeenstolen.OfficerHendrickshasbeenassignedtopickupthevirussampleandescortitbacktoAmericaviasubmarine.Alongtheway,however,agangofterroristshijackthesubinanattempttolaunchabioweaponattackonbothNewYorkandMoscow.CanHendricksstopthembeforeit'stoolate?