A father abandons his daughter in a sweltering car to reunite with a childhood sweetheart.
Adrian parks and walks away, leaving Esther locked inside as the summer sun bears down. The engine cuts out and the air conditioning dies, sending the temperature soaring. Esther fights fading consciousness to call her father, but Adrian disconnects the line without listening. She reaches her mother Claire via tablet, yet the battery dies before she can reveal where the car sits. Claire launches a desperate search while Esther slips closer to heatstroke.
Markers
- 1child endangerment
- 2parental betrayal
- 3race against time
Audience
Viewers drawn to high-stakes family peril and maternal determination will find this premise gripping.
