In Chicago, to attend a Behavioral Science symposium at Northwestern University, on her way to her suite after dinner, FBI Special Agent Charley Faraday is abducted. She survives repeated drugging, and awakens in a cold, damp basement. Her location and kidnapper are unknown. Determined to escape, Charley will stop at nothing for freedom. Special Agent Sean Murphy and the team work twenty-four hours a day to locate Charley. She leaves behind crumbs to mark her route. However, by the time the clues are found, from hours to days, it's too late. Murphy, distraught and heartbroken maintains control determined to bring Charley home.