Every Mother's Worst Fear

Every Mother's Worst Fear

Her daughter went On-Line... And Vanished Without A Trace

PG-13 1998 · 91 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Faced with her parents' recent divorce, her mother working long hours and her high school boyfriend dumping her, 16-year-old Martha looks for solace in the world of Internet chat rooms. Innocent chatting turns deadly as Martha attracts the attention of a pedophile and cyber-kidnapping ring. Martha's mother Connie suspects foul play and begins a frantic search for her daughter, enlisting the help of the police, the FBI and an expert hacker.

Directed by Bill L. Norton · Written by John Robert Bensink

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