letterten 2006-07 fall preview | nbc

debuts October 20, 9pm

concept from	The unthinkable has become a reality for Ellie and Conrad Cain -- their fifteen-year-old son, Leo, has been kidnapped. Is this shocking crime a business vendetta? Or is it something more personal? Whatever the reason, a child's life hangs in the balance and the clock is ticking. Nothing is what it seems as the Cain family begins to unravel from the inside out. Desperate to reclaim their son, they enlist the help of an expert named Knapp who is known for his dangerous, yet effective, high-profile rescues. Now Ellie and Conrad must avoid police interference, try to keep the kidnappers in line and deal with increasing suspicions towards each other. This high-stakes, serialized thriller will keep you guessing right up to the very end.
stars	Jeremy Sisto, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Hutton, Dana Delany, Mykelti Williamson, Carmen Ejogo, Will Denton, Linus Roache
producers	Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, David Greenwalt, Jason Smilovic, Michael Dinner
studio	Sony Pictures Television

my take
	A similar issue of that to "Thief" (CBS): what happens to Knapp's reputation when a kidnappee is killed? Is that the end of the series? To make it work successfully every week would be boring pretty fast. It could be this year's "Without A Trace," but I'm not hopeful.