Chapter 1: Predawn

It's 1982. The economy, as well as the auto industry, is a mess. When she perceives threats in her union organizing work, Donna panics and grabs her 12-year-old son from her ex-husband's house and goes on the run. Meanwhile, Dad has eloped to Miami with his young second wife, thinking the boy is responsible enough to be left on his own. When the school looks for the missing boy, it starts a chain of events that gets the police involved, and three fast-paced, interleaving stories of adventure, comedy, and escape spin out of control.