English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.

• 20th Century Fox
• Kate Nelligan
• Judd Hirsch
• David Dukes
• Stockard Channing
• Jacqueline Brookes
• Keith McDermott
• Kathleen Widdoes
• Danny Corkill