William (Stuart Townsend Stuart Townsend) and his wife Karen (Charlize Theron Charlize Theron) are very close to each other, raising their lovely daughter Abigail (Dakota Fanning Dakota Fanning), and the happy life of the family is exemplary. However, in our story, such happiness is not destined to last long. Joe (Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon) and Cheryl (Courtney Love Courtney Love) are a pair of fugitive mandarin ducks with high IQ. In the belief of "robbing the rich to help the poor", under the seamless cooperation, the two commit one perfect kidnapping after another. This time, they were targeting William and the Karen family. While Abigail is missing, William and Karen each received a 24-hour ultimatum. Can they successfully rescue Abigail within the time set by the kidnappers?