Murderers hire spin doctors and share their confessions in prime time.
Meanwhile, everyone from thieving low-lives to the President's lawyers vie for their shot at the limelight. At the center of 15 Minutes is a New York City double murder that must be solved. But the fast-paced story isn't so much about figuring out the truth of the murder, as following who controls that truth. In 15 Minutes, as the cops chase the murderers, the media chases the cops, and the whole thing fuels an escalating firestorm. As they track down a pair of Eastern European killers on a rampage across the city, they wrangle with each other over how or whether to use the media.