Sam, twenty, bright, ambitious and attractive, has dreams of running a restaurant with his best friend Elliot. He has the people skills, the business plan, the best young chef around and a chronic fear of rejection. Mary is a beautiful jewelry salesperson working in the exclusive Clara of London and when Sam meets her he is instantly smitten. Every other plan and thought goes out of the window as he fights to overcome his fear of rejection and follows Mary back to Clara with the intention of asking her out on a date and walks right into a jewelry heist. With the panic button pressed and armed response units swarming into the area Sam, Mary and belligerent elderly shop owner Charlie are taken hostage. Under extreme threat and with constant twists and turns, what follows puts each of the characters and their shortfalls under persistent examination. This is a love story that undergoes the severest kind of trial. For all of them, searching for the hidden gem reveals truths that will make their lives infinitely richer.