一天上午,有人坠楼摔死在一辆货车上。负责调查的警探博登(克里斯·梅西纳 Chris Messina 饰)来到现场后发现第一现场并不在货车停靠的位置,而是在不远处的一栋大厦。与此同时,这栋大厦的一处电梯突然故障,悬停在20层附近,电梯中的三男两女被困。大厦保安派去的维修人 员也未能解决故障。封闭的电梯里,五人因持续被困而情绪焦躁并争执起来。就在此时,电梯内的灯突然熄灭了十几秒钟,短暂的黑暗过后,其中一名女郎的背部受伤流血不止。保安决定报警。
A village in Ukraine, near the Russian border. The only thing that slightly disturbs the peace there is the occasional death of an elderly person. That is also why Anatoly returns there: to take care of his dying mother.