In 1995, fifteen African lions were shot and killed after they escaped from a ramshackle, exotic "game farm" in Idaho, inspiring this gripping action thriller from HBO and Showtime screenwriter Ozzie Cheek. When twenty-three lions, tigers, and ligers--a giant hybrid catÂ--escape in rural Idaho, cash-strapped town officials decide to hold the first safari in America. The cost: $1,000. Only Police Chief Jackson Hobbs, a man haunted by memories of a tragedy, and Katy Osborne, the sole white female hunting guide in Africa, seem to realize the danger of this decision. With the town desperate for money, Jackson's ex-wife, the mayor, and her boyfriend, a banker, are adamant that the Idaho Lion Hunt go forward even after people are killed. As the death count rises and his own family is put at risk, Jackson must cope with a town doubled in population, as well as the presence of a local antigovernment militia, an animal rescue group, and an unanswered question: Who engineered the escape of these rare and deadly cats? Add to the mix a willful teenage daughter and her desire to save a rare liger named Kali. Betrayal blossoms alongside romance as the story drives to a final, dramatic showdown.