In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.

In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.