24 Hours is a bestselling novel written by American author Greg Iles.

[2] Joe Hickey is a serial criminal working to extort money from wealthy doctors by kidnapping their children under a 24-hour ransom deadline designed to minimize police involvement.

Abby has diabetes and her parents begin to panic that she will die if they cannot rescue her in time.

This script was subsequently rewritten by director Don Roos and renamed Trapped (2002 film) to avoid confusion with the then-current television series, 24.

[4] At the request of the producers and actors, Iles then rewrote the script during the shoot.