New York. Famous music mogul David King, famous for his impeccable hearing, is trying to keep control of his record company and invests all his money in buying a controlling stake to prevent its sale. Soon, an unknown assailant kidnaps his 17-year-old son Trey and demands a ransom of $17.5 million dollars for his return. The police get involved in the case, and later it turns out that the criminal was mistaken and kidnapped the son of King's chauffeur, but he still continues to demand ransom from him, threatening to kill the guy in case of refusal. The man is faced with a difficult moral choice, because if he pays the demanded sum for someone else's child, he will be ruined.