Allan Campbell, a once hopeful engineer from Spokane, Washington, endures the worst day of his life as he comes home to a devastating betrayal. After being passed over for a well-deserved promotion, he discovers his wife Sydney Campbell in the arms of his best friend Mike Dodd. The shock is amplified by the looming threat of a shady Mexican business partner, Dom Estacado, who continues to coerce and manipulate him. Complicating matters further, his colleague Brian Felzner looms as a rival for the coveted promotion, leaving Allan feeling boxed in from every side.
Seeking refuge from the crushing day, Allan drowns his sorrows at a dimly lit bar, where a stranger named Jonas Arbor appears with an offer that seems too tempting to ignore. In a swirl of drunken honesty, Allan shares the details of his life’s grievances, and Jonas paints a chilling possibility: if there are people who have wronged him, maybe there exists a way to remove them from his world. Jonas, who reveals he is a contract killer, suggests targeting those who caused Allan pain as a path to the vengeance he craves. Under the haze of alcohol, Allan scribbles a list of five names, a list that reads like a countdown to danger, including his wife and best friend, his creditors, and the powerful men who have shaped his fate. The moment he steps away, Jonas vanishes, leaving behind only a cryptic bar napkin and a tremor of fear that won’t easily fade.
Morning breaks with a brutal confirmation that one of Allan’s targets, Drake Ford, has been found murdered in his home. The reality hits hard: Jonas was not merely talking; the threats have become real, and Allan is suddenly a marked man caught between the killer’s clock and the law’s search for answers. With his own life at stake, Allan makes a desperate bid to warn the remaining people on his list, even as the police grow increasingly involved.
Led by detective Neil McKay, the pursuit tightens around Allan and Jonas in a deadly cat-and-mouse game. The investigation shifts into high gear as the hunt for Jonas intensifies, and the film tracks the mounting tension between those who want justice and a killer who seems to be always one step ahead. The stakes rise with every passing hour, and the chances of survival for Allan and the other figures linked to the list become thinner.
Cornered by fear and driven by a stubborn will to survive, Allan decides to confront Jonas head-on, seeking to end the nightmare before more lives are drawn into the bloodbath. As the clock runs down, the confrontation between hunter and target looms large, and the story builds to a tense, violent showdown. The contract reaches its brutal conclusion, leaving behind a trail of scars and a truth that cannot be forgotten, reshaping the fates of everyone involved and testing the limits of revenge, loyalty, and the human need for closure.
