受真实事件的启发，本片深入研究了美国最富有和最不幸福的家庭之一盖蒂家族的考验和胜利，将家族史、王朝传奇和对金钱侵蚀力量的考察等分，探索了每个家庭（无论贫富）内心的复杂性。

该剧始于1973年盖提石油公司继承人约翰·保罗·盖提三世被罗马的意大利黑手党绑架。他的绑架者指望得到数百万美元的赎金。保罗的祖父老保罗·盖提是一位神秘的石油大亨，很可能是世界上最富有的人，他住在英国乡村的一座都铎式豪宅里，周围是一群妻妾和一只宠物狮子。他很忙。保罗的父亲小保罗·盖提在伦敦浑浑噩噩，拒绝接电话。只有保罗的母亲盖尔·盖提留下来与日益绝望的绑匪谈判。不幸的是，她破产了。该剧记录了十几岁的孙子在绑架者手中的噩梦磨难，绑架者不明白为什么似乎没有人想要他们的俘虏回去。

Insomnia tells the story of successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she is losing her mind after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40.
Her mother had a similar experience at the same age, suffering a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her 40th birthday. But even as she relives the experience of her mother, Averill believes other forces may be at work.
Her mother is hospitalized with a sudden injury, her estranged sister returns without warning, and she feels as if she is being watched. Only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present.