Mitch Rafferty, owner of a small landscaping business, receives a phone call from someone claiming to have kidnapped his wife Holly.

When the police arrive to tend to the murder, Mitch is questioned by a detective named Sandy Taggart.

Unsure if Taggart can be trusted, Mitch lies to the detective when he stops by, claiming Holly had come home with a migraine and was sleeping.

During the fall the gunman lands against a wheel barrow that crushes his trachea, breaks his neck, and then he inadvertently shoots himself in the chest.

Mitch takes the handgun, another concealed gun from the man's ankle holster, puts the corpse in the back of his wife's car, and decides to visit his parents.

He has no intention of revealing any information about Holly's abduction, but wishes to ease his mind with what could possibly be a final visit, and end on good terms with his parents.

His relationship with his parents is not close, due to their harsh and unconventional views on raising children which includes the “learning room”, a sensory deprivation chamber.

The next phone call from the kidnappers comes at 6:00 p.m. As instructed, Mitch visits his brother Anson without informing him of Holly's kidnapping.

Anson, who had helped his siblings throughout their childhood cope with their parents, offers to give Mitch the two million dollar ransom amount.

Mitch manages to kill his executioners with the forgotten gun in the ankle holster and returns to his parents' house where he finds them dead.

Anson eventually gives him the combination to a secret safe in the kitchen where he finds 1.4 million dollars in bearer bonds and cash.

Anson informs him of an illegal Internet company run by Julian Campbell that downloads untraceable adult and child pornography.

She finally pries the nail free and conceals it without really knowing how she can use such a small device effectively against trained killers.

Before Mitch can leave, Taggart arrives with the news that Anson's name appeared in Jason Osteen's phone book.