Edinburgh University student, Martin Moffatt, plans for a successful life backed by his father's wealth.
But any hope of normal is destroyed when black market entrepreneur, Derrick Lloyd, kidnaps him off the street for ransom.
Bad timing-for the world is descending into chaos after a massive stock market crash.
Shona McGrath, a waitress form a rough part of Edinburgh, is a woman with a cause-any cause.
While attending a protest, Shona is abducted and throw.