High school senior Aaron Barclay, working at the Thunderbirds Skydiving School in exchange for free fall lessons, stumbles upon evidence that suggests the owners were involved in a celebrated jewelry heist.
As he is getting ready to play in the football championship at his high school, Jim Barclay is kidnapped and must find a way to escape and save his life and the game.
A snowstorm turns the Barclays' ski trip to the Grand Tetons hazardous when it causes a car accident that leaves Paul Barclay stranded with a broken ankle, forcing the children to look for help on their own.
A sailing trip in the Bahamas with their construction engineer father turns sour for the three Barclay children when the youngest, Pam, falls overboard.