For Ray Oliver, a divorced and down-on-his-luck musician, spends the afternoons with his precocious five-year old daughter, Mickey. When Mickey tells Ray that his ex-wife's new boyfriend has molested her. Ray snatches his daughter when the boyfriend shows his violent, predatory colors. Ray and Mickey travel across the country from one cheap motel to the next. An unexpected loss sends Ray heading back east. His ex-wife promises the boyfriend is gone. But if he's not, Ray vows to keep his daughter safe, no matter the cost.