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A seemingly ordinary day in New York, but as Detective Jack Mosley (played by Bruce Willis), nearing retirement, is assigned a task that seems like a hassle: escorting a criminal across 16 city blocks to testify in court. This should have been an extremely easy task, as the drive from the police station to the courthouse is only 15 minutes, and the only trouble seemed to be the endless rambling of the criminal, Eddie (played by Mos Def). However, the truth turned out to be far more complicated. An assassination attempt on Eddie revealed the underlying truth: the supposed court testimony was just a ruse. The real situation involved a group of corrupt police officers, led by Jack's colleague and old friend Frank (played by David Morse), who took advantage of Jack's escort mission to eliminate a key witness. After struggling with his inner conflict, Jack chose to protect Eddie in pursuit of justice, but he became the target of the New York Police Department. The distance of 16 city blocks had never felt so long...