Joe Catalano escaped from his mother who had kidnapped him as a child and forced him to live under cover for three years. Now Joe is with his father, and his mother returns and kidnaps his younger brother.

Joe's experience living on the run helps him anticipate his mother's every move. But his father brings in his mysterious friend, Mr. Capetti, to search for Tommy and they want to keep Joe in the dark. What's really going on here? And why do they want to keep Joe out of the search?