Marwood has become addicted to running a clinic that treats addiction. He decides to solve his problems with landlords, the taxman, and the authorities by making a film about them. But first, he must confront the nature of his own addiction.

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.