Breakneck

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A train ride through Alaska’s icy wilderness turns into a desperate fight for survival. Off the northeast coast of Russia, a small crabbing vessel's crew is brutally murdered by the Russian mafia, with their bodies disposed of at sea. The killers scuttle the vessel and escape ashore. In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for her trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer plans to livestream her death. In Anchorage, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security at a judicial conference in Fairbanks, where Lola is tasked with protecting Justice Townsend’s teenage daughter while Cutter handles counter-surveillance. What begins as a routine assignment escalates when mother and daughter decide to explore the Alaskan wilderness on the Glacier Discovery train. Chechen terrorists, hiding onboard, launch a surprise attack, seizing control of the engine. Cutter and Justice Townsend manage to escape by jumping off the moving train into the harsh wilderness, but they find themselves without supplies or communication. As they navigate the treacherous terrain, two terrorists pursue them, while others threaten the judge’s daughter on the train, planning to execute her on camera. With lives hanging in the balance, Cutter realizes he has two options: catch the train and eliminate the threat or risk losing everything.