Gene Reardon (Hauer) is a twice-divorced police detective who lives with his daughter. When a well-heeled local man is kidnapped the FBI is called in which introduces Longsworth (played by Paulina Porizkova). Longsworth happens to have been Reardon`s first wife. Reardon`s police reputation stinks because he botched a high-profile kidnapping case many years ago which resulted in a baby who was never found. When ransom demands are finally heard Reardon must try to solve the case without repeating his mistakes.