Martin has everything: his own contemporary art gallery, an intelligent and beautiful wife, a nice apartment, an organized and peaceful life. And maybe that's the problem. His everyday life is dominated by overwhelming boredom, a routine that kills all joy.

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.