Forty Seconds, Forever Gone

Forty seconds. That’s all it takes for a child to vanish—and for a father’s life to implode. Daniel McCarthy thought he had it all: a loving wife, three beautiful kids, and a hard-won career. But when a single moment of distraction on a quiet Midwest morning turns into every parent’s worst nightmare, the world he built comes crashing down. As rumors swirl and the police scramble for answers, Daniel’s guilt and desperation threaten to tear his family apart. With every passing minute, hope fades and secrets surface—was it fate, or something far more sinister, that took Joshua away? When darkness slips into the heart of the American dream, can a family find their missing son, or will they be haunted forever by the forty seconds that changed everything?