被授予勋章的退伍军人和创伤后应激障碍患者杰森·希尔（杰森·希尔饰）与妻子珍妮弗在退伍军人事务医院共进午餐。詹妮弗被召去与美军参谋长联席会议负责人进行紧急会诊后，医院被全副武装的恐怖分子劫持为人质。杰森成了最后一道防线，必须与恐怖分子和他自己的创伤后应激障碍引发的恶魔战斗，才能拯救他的妻子、将军、医院的工作人员和病人。 Riley Thomas (Abigail Hawk) is a rising star at one of the world's most noted holding companies. With Christmas fast approaching, she is sent to the small town of Chestnut, Vermont to evaluate the assets of one of their companies, an outerwear clothing manufacturer. As she begins making plans for liquidation, she hires the company's founder, Nick (Howard Hesseman)-now retired-as her apprentice to help. Of course, everyone assumes she's there to save the company and she keeps her true motives a secret. In the process, she comes to appreciate what the company means to the small town; and she falls in love with its youthful CEO, Wyatt (David O'Donnell). She slowly comes to embrace the small town's values and even helps create a new product line just in time for Christmas. As her priorities change and her love grows, will Riley be able to stand up to her boss, Preston Bullock (Chevy Chase) and save the company she was supposed to destroy? 
