It is one of the most sensational cases in criminal history: In 1973, 16-year-old Paul, grandson of billionaire oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome. The kidnappers demand a ransom of 17 million dollars, but the richest man in the world does not even think about paying. The old grump thinks the whole thing is a staging and fears imitators - after all, he has 13 other grandchildren. Only Paul's desperate mother Gail continues to fight for her son's life. She tirelessly tries to change the old Getty's mind and finally allies herself with his security advisor, the ex-CIA man Fletcher Chase. The two have little time left until the ultimatum expires...