DreamWorks has picked up the script "C.O.D." ("Cash on Delivery") from newcomer Lars Jacobson reports the trades.

The story centers on a Manhattan bike messenger who becomes America's most wanted man.

The reason? He's being blackmailed into deliver three bombs for an assassin, and if he fails his family will receive one.

A rogue female FBI agent with a vendetta against the villain tries to solve the case before it takes on global implications.

The messenger himself must avoid capture while trying to deliver the bombs.