Along Came a Spider 🎥 2001 Movie Info

Plot Summary

After Washington, D.C. detective, forensic psychologist and author Dr. Alex Cross loses control of a sting operation resulting in his partner Tracie Fisher’s death, he retires from the police force. His departure is short-lived when Megan Rose, the daughter of a US senator, is kidnapped from her private school by a man named Gary Soneji, who has disguised himself as one of her teachers for years. US Secret Service Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan is held responsible for the breach in security that allowed Soneji to take the girl. In response, Cross and Flannigan join forces to track down Soneji and find Megan.

After Cross receives a phone call from Soneji, he finds a small sneaker belonging to Megan in his mailbox. Cross realizes that Soneji is trying to emulate the 1932 Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping, a crime so infamous that it became known as the Crime of the Century. With the knowledge that Soneji is trying to make a name for himself similar to Richard Hauptmann, Cross is even more determined to bring him to justice and get Megan back safely, which he posits is a storyline worthy of one of his true crime books. Despite Soneji’s now-public identity, the FBI is unable to capture him until Cross secretly tracks his calls and locations.

Unknown to Cross and Flannigan, Soneji’s abduction of Megan is only a small part of his elaborate plan to secure greater fame. His coordinated kidnap plot is revealed to center around the son of the President of Russia, Dimitri Starodubov. Soneji attempts to capture the young boy despite the protection provided by police and security guards. However, before he is able to kidnap Starodubov, Cross and Flannigan block Soneji from abducting the boy. In desperation, Soneji sends Cross a ransom demand asking for $10 million in diamonds from the president. If he fails to comply.

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