John Tossel's parents have surrounded him with everything that money can buy, but his life seems empty. As he searches for something else, Emma draws him to a youth retreat and John attends with his friends Hope and Nevil. While there, he is kidnapped by escaped cons. Investigator Marv Headly comes to the aid of his parents working to get John back from the kidnappers, but he finds stumbling blocks in the form of Federal Marshal Owens and Deputy Marshal Hobbs.