A plane full of tourists on vacation is hijacked by terrorists. Several travelers are held hostage in an unused terminal at an unnamed airport. They argue and speculate about where they are; some guess Egypt—ironically, their excursion's destination.

As they discuss their fate, an urbane foreigner appears: Mister Farrow. . . . His smooth manner and expensive tuxedo start to put the hostages at ease. He assures them that they won’t be harmed, and can easily walk out. But he tells them that it would be dangerous to leave without his protection. . .

In the end, the travelers realize that the hijackers controlled them with their own desires, fears and presuppositions. In fact, that's all they were.

 

Photographs: John Schlenck, P. Shneidre and Robert Berg.