Movie Story : Former FBI hostage rescue team leader Will Sawyer now lives as a one-legged security consultant, but when he is framed for a crime he did not commit, he goes on the run. His wife and children are trapped on the upper floors of The Pearl, the world's tallest skyscraper, when a fire breaks out and spreads through the building. With the authorities hunting him and time running out, Sawyer must find a way inside to reach his family before the flames close in.