Sarah is a young professor who has worked and sacrificed everything
for her career. However, she is struggling to prove herself to her
controlling and manipulative department head, Alan Hawthorne. Alan is a
popular television host and a well known scholar. He brings in million
dollar grants to the university where they work. As Alan is the
university's golden child, his malicious behavior towards female
colleagues have gone ignored for years. Unfortunately, Sarah is his
newest victim.
When Hawthorne's unwanted advances become more
menacing, Sarah feels helpless. She isn't sure what her options are.
One day, during her drive home, she witness an attempted kidnapping of a
young child. Sarah intervenes to prevent the child from being hurt. The
child's father wants to show Sarah he appreciates her help by offering
her a favor in return. The man is a successful businessman who is known
to have dangerous connections with the mob. He gives Sarah a burner
phone and tells her that he can make all her problems disappear with
one call.
