English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
Kate Nelligan
as Susan Selky
Judd Hirsch
as Al Menetti
David Dukes
as Graham Selky
Stockard Channing
as Jocelyn Norris
Jacqueline Brookes
as Margaret Mayo
Keith McDermott
as Philippe
Kathleen Widdoes
as Ms. Hauser
Danny Corkill
as Alex Selky
Cheryl Giannini
as Pat Menetti
David Simon
as Eugene Menetti
William Duell
as Polygraph Operator
Joan McMonagle
as Vivienne Grant
