A woman (Sandra Bullock) mysteriously disappears, sending her boyfriend Jeff (Kiefer Sutherland) on a years-long search to find her. Not a good brand new love (Nancy Travis) can keep him away from his obsessive search. Even while, the calculating psychopath (Jeff Bridges) who kidnapped his girlfriend stems Jeff, eventually taking him throughout the specific same actions that led to the offense. In order to learn what happened, Jeff must put his life at the hands with the devious stranger.