Can the atheist call anything wrong? Or was Dostoyevski right when he said, "If there is no God, everything is permissible?" SYNOPSIS: Jack Shatley, a well respected college professor, has his world turned upside down when his daughter is abducted. The only ransom is an answer to the dilemma: Why shouldn't I do evil to her? Cody Rawlands, whose only son was recently murdered by some of Jack's prior students, blames Jack's teachings for the murder. With deadness in his soul, he kidnaps Jack's daughter. Cody is numb to the possibility of being caught by police...which puts him in complete control over the situation. As Jack desperately looks for answers, he comes to the realization that his teaching has been fundamentally flawed. Through the counsel of his peers, he can see his own belief system unravel at the seams. With this recognition comes a twist of fate when Jack turns the dilemma back on his child's abductor. Although it may cost him everything that he holds dear, he is willing to do the one thing that most people won't...face the truth.