Clancy (2009)

Clancy Miller is an abused girl who runs away to elude social workers seeking to remove her from her home Out on the streets she meets Nick an illtempered homeless war vet A corrupt mayor desperate for reelection offers Nick a reward to keep the girl out of site his secret plan to rescue the girl in grand fashion in order to gain favor with the voters However a scuffle with a loan shark sends Nick and Clancy on the run to the nearby countryside There an unlikely relationship develops as the angelic girl copes with the hard exterior of her newfound guardian Meanwhile the mayors ambitions heighten as the prospects materialize for a statewide manhunt and a militarystyle rescue operation that will play out as the TV news cameras roll