Marc Seidman awakens to find himself in an ICU, hooked up to an IV, his head swathed in badages. Twelve days earlier, he'd had an enviable life as a successful surgeon, living in a peaceful suburban neighborhood with his beautiful wife and a baby he adored. Now he lies in a hospital bed, shot by an unseen assailant. His wife has been killed, and his six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shatterd, something arrives to give Marc new hope: a ransom note.