Neglected teenage heiress Emily attempts to fake her own kidnapping, locking herself in a car boot, in a desperate cry for attention, but her plans go awry when she is accidentally driven away by Vincent, a laconic car thief. When he discovers the girl, he hits the road with her, but soon it is hard to tell who is the kidnapper and who the victim, as the troublesome Emily vents her annoyance on her new-found companion.