It's Christmas Eve in Washington. Peace on earth becomes hell as elite British SAS officer Shane Alcott and his partner Major Williams fight their way through riot torn streets. Their assignment - to rescue the beautiful daughter of the British Ambassador, Anna Lisa, who is being held by vicious kidnappers.

When the kidnap gang are revealed are revealed as a front for ruthless IRA mercenaries, democracy is at stake. Only the SAS officers know how the enemy think. Can they penetrate the area and rescue the girl from the terrorists?