Two youngsters are entrusted with thedaily care and safety of little 5-year-old Miranda when her parents leave for Asia on a four-week science expedition. When Mike and Cristy stop for a drink of water while playing hide-and-go-seek with Miranda, Miranda comes up missing. Miranda's parents work nonstop in Asia developing a vaccine against a deadly virus while two mysterious clowns rob a bank right in Miranda's neighborhood. Amidst all this uproar and chaos the story unfolds as Mike and Cristy search frantically for their missing friend.