Sal Russo, a depressed writer in danger of losing his publishing contract, finds a mysterious package bearing his name. In it, a manuscript details a girl's abduction. And a note: Write the next chapter in her life. If don't, she'll die. If you go to the police, I'll kill her. Her fate in in your hands. Meanwhile, bodies from a three-year-old cold case show up, posed in death scenes from Sal Russo's novels. Commander Kyle Truman believes they're linked to a recent abduction at the mall. As evidence mounts against Sal Russo, the police close in. Sal flees, knowing that if he's captured, the girl will die. Her only hope is for Sal to find her before the police catch him.