Kidnapped follows the adventures of David Balfour, a 17-year-old boy whose father has just died. His uncle plans to kill him because David has rights to his ancestral property. When the plan fails, he bribes a ship’s captain to kidnap his nephew. This ship transports black people to be sold as slaves. Balfour and Jacobite political outlaw Alan Breck become friends on their journey. When their ship is shipwrecked, they flee across the Scottish Highlands after being suspected of a political murder they happened to witness. Balfour eventually regains his heritage and also supports Breck’s cause.