幼小的Оливия在她妈妈因商务旅行而离家，被 elder brother Miles 留下监护。第一晚，Оливия在 brother 们知情时 sleep walking 到走狗，并在空旷的纽约市街上目击了年轻女性遭受劫持。她赶回家并告诉 brother，但是 brother 不相信她。第二天清晨，她向当地警察描述事件，但是警察也不相信她！只有一名怠慢的女警 Dottie（演出奥斯卡得主苏珊·萨伦龙）听了她的说法，但是她亦被幻想所迷惑。不折不扣的 Оливия勇敢地开始独立调查，逐渐自己陷入危险之中。她的优雅和勇气触动着一连串令人惊奇的冒险。她能否在时机成熟之前利用反常识以及迷信的 brother 和 Dottie？
词汇注意事项：
1. 当地警察 -> local cops
2. sleep walking -> walk her dog
3. not realizing how late it is -> she wakes up without knowing how late it is
4. put herself into perilous situations -> hurl herself into dangerous scenarios
5. can-do spirit ignites one extraordinary adventure after another -> her indomitable spirit leads to a series of awe-inspiring adventures
6. outwit the bad guys and convince her brother and Dottie of the truth in time to save the day? -> succeed in deceiving the villains and persuading her brother and Dottie before it's too late.
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