Futuristic action thriller prequel starring Luke Goss as a convict determined to gain his freedom no matter what it takes. In the near future, as the US economy begins to falter and crime increases, new prisons run for profit begin to appear. Terminal Island is one such penitentiary where a regime of brutal oppression reigns. Beginning his life sentence after killing a policeman, Carl Lucas (Goss) soon realises his only chance for freedom lies in entering and winning the latest TV show devised by unscrupulous producer September Jones (Lauren Cohan). In the last-man-standing 'death race', Lucas must battle it out against his fellow inmates in heavily modified vehicles designed to destroy anything that gets in their way.

When a bank heist results in a hostage situation, suspended detective Conners is recalled and assigned in charge of the operation having the rookie Shane Dekker as partner. The thieves, leaded by a mastermind named Lorenz, manage to escape though and amazingly to the cops apparently do no steal a penny from the bank.

While trying to track down the thieves, the police discover that a computer virus has been implemented into the system, stealing one billion dollars from random and seeminly unrelated accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices, and it's up to Conners and Dekker to solve the case. But a shocking discovery awaits them.