On a warm September evening college professor Ethan Learner his wife Grace and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello - beautifully as usual. His younger sister looks up to him and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There in one terrible instant he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team the Red Sox is playing - and hopefully heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife Lucas'' mother Ruth Wheldon Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware while Ethan - the only witness - is all too aware... Written by�Focus Features