When Walter returns home to the sound of his infant son’s relentless crying, his wife Abby is at her wit’s end. She insists she’s tried everything, but nothing soothes Logan. Walter checks the crib — and is stunned to find a dictaphone playing baby cries and a ransom note demanding $200,000,

The note warns against involving the police, but Walter suspects a janitor he once mistreated. Against Abby’s protests, he considers going to the police—until a threatening message confirms they’re being watched. Forced to play along, Walter delivers a fake ransom,