Year: 1986
Runtime: 97 mins
Language: English
Director: Bruce Malmuth
In Cape Cod, Nancy Eldridge’s children, Missy and Michael, are abducted by a stranger whose motives are ominously unclear. As the community reels, police chief Ed Coffin mistakenly blames Nancy for the disappearances, deepening the mystery surrounding the kidnapper’s identity and purpose.
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