An eight year old girl is kidnapped from her school. Her teacher is brutally murdered. Her father is a detective and forbidden to work the case. His best friend and fellow detective, Michelle Eddings, is his best hope. Eddings, however, is fighting a battle with incapacitating agoraphobia and is becoming increasingly afraid of leaving her house. Can she overcome her phobia or will the outcome of this day's events push her over the edge for good?