Plot

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

Eddie Murphy plays a detective with a speciality of finding lost children. He is told he is the 'Chosen one' who will find and protect the Golden Child, a Bhuddist mystic who was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Murphy disbelieves the mysticism but finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he investigates.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

In an unknown location in Tibet, a young boy with mystical abilities, the Golden Child, receives badges of honor and demonstrates his power by reviving a dead bird, which is to become a constant companion. However, a band of villains led by a mysterious man breaks into the hidden temple, slaughters the monks and takes the boy away. Some time afterwards, a young woman named Kee Nang watches a Los Angeles TV show in which Chandler Jarrell, a social worker who is confronted by a young Asian woman who tells him that he is the Chosen One destined to save The Golden Child, the savior of all mankind, from the clutches of the evil demon Sardo Numspa, who won't rest until he sees to it that the boy is in his clutches. But Jarrell disbelieves the mysticism but he finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he starts investigating.—Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

When mysterious occultist Sardo Numspa abducts the mystical bearer of virtue and kindness, he disturbs the fragile balance between the forces of good and evil with unforeseen consequences. To find the missing boy and save humankind, young Tibetan priestess Kee Nang enlists the help of Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles-based searcher of lost children. Success lies in Jarrell's expertise and determination; however, the freelance social worker must first overcome scepticism to protect the unusual kid from the powers of darkness. But in a world filled with cynicism and doubt, does Chandler have what it takes to defend The Golden Child?—Nick Riganas