Trapped inside a remote farmhouse, Chloe learns that she's been kidnapped by Black Death and that she's going to be sold at auction in just five days' time with a starting bid of $300,000, unless someone else comes up with the money. Despite this, Chloe remains calm, reasoning that she is not able to change her situation and just needs to wait. Her captor, MD, sends a renewed demand to her agent, Phil, and Chloe hopes he will find a way to rescue her.

When Phil, panicking, replies with a single word, ‘received', she feels utterly alone. What Chloe cannot know is that the police are about to take control of Phil's email account. The subsequent back and forth only antagonises MD, which leaves Chloe feeling very vulnerable, unsure of what will happen next. She realises only she can get herself out of this.

Meanwhile, the British and Italian authorities are working together to try to find where Chloe is being held captive, before the impending auction takes place. They are able to piece together evidence that links the location of the crime to a Polish national. They have a face but no name. Meanwhile, cyber experts investigating Black Death try to trace the dark website where Chloe is set to be sold - but to no avail. Time is running out.