Poker playing, wisecracking Jack Solo isn't the typical chief inspector with the United States Marshals Service, but he's good at his job and now assigned to Interpol in Washington, DC.

While investigating a prison break in Las Vegas, Jack is contacted by a friend, Svetlana Kovalenko. Svetlana needs help. Her sister, Kalyna, has gone missing from the University of Kiev, and she wants Jack to find her.

Jack discovers that Kalyna has been lured into a human traffi cking ring in Southeast Asia run by the Russian mob. While searching for her, he uncovers a plot to steal the Emerald Buddha from the Royal Temple in Bangkok. The stakes in this game have suddenly been raised, but Jack isn't deterred. He vows to rescue Kalyna from the Russian thugs and recover the Emerald Buddha at any cost.