In an attempt to find her daughter, Jane Sadler, a young smart and successful producer, who has a successful professional life, but a failure personal one, as she has been separated from her husband and struggles against the mysterious disappearance of her young daughter in the middle of the night.
The show's appeal rests on the fact that Jane is an enigma. As quick as she is to judge, to insist, to order, to remonstrate, who is she really? Sedgwick makes us want to know, even if we don't always think we much like the character.
At first, the series has the air and style of a strong but conventional mystery but then it gets tangled, truly chilling and, indeed, thoughtful, as the two worlds - cop-show entertainment and motherhood - become horribly entangled.
