Australian girl Phoebe is on holiday in Africa when she witnesses a kidnapping and the victim asks her to call his son, Sospeter. Phoebe doesn't mean to get involved - but Sospeter's father is a politician who is crucial for peace in the troubled area. Soon Phoebe is clinging to Sospeter's motorbike on a wild ride through the African bush, facing down armed villains and wild animals in search of the missing man...