Barry Julien

Abandon -- A senior at an elite college, already under severe pressure to complete her thesis and land a prestigious job, must confront the sudden reappearance of her old boyfriend after his two year, unexplained absence

From the Oscar-winning writer of Traffic comes this spellbinding psychological thriller with ingenious plot twists that will keep you guessing until its electrifying conclusion. Katie Holmes (Wonder Boys) stars as a beautiful and success-driven college student haunted by the mysterious disappearance of a former boyfriend, a brilliant young composer named Embry (Charlie Hunnam). Benjamin Bratt (Pinero) plays Wade Handler, a detective struggling to put back the pieces of a troubled career. When someone tied to Embry's past starts leaving clues, Embry's ex-girlfriend and Wade are drawn into a harrowing mystery - and plunged into an inescapable web of desire, deceit and murder. With pulse-pounding suspense and riveting performances, Abandon delivers the thrills you've been looking for.

Katie Burke, a beautiful and success-driven college student, is haunted by the abrupt disappearance of her former boyfriend. When detective Handler opens an investigation and begins to question Katie, they are plunged into a web of deceit and murder.

Catherine Burke (Holmes) is under pressure. She faces exams, completion of her thesis, and a competitive interview process, all of which is compounded when a police detective, Wade Handler (Bratt), begins investigating the two year-old disappearance of her boyfriend, Embry Langan (Hunnam), a young man whose memory haunts and obsesses her. As the investigation continues, Catherine is forced to choose between her past passions and new possibilities, even as Handler is discovering surprising new facts about Embry and his possible connection to another disappearance from campus.