Holiday in hand cuff is a TV movie that was televised on ABC which was run during Christmas in December 2007. Melisa Joan Hart played the role of Trudei. The story revolves around the misadventure of Trudie when she kidnaps a customer from the restaurant where she works. She is actually an impressive painter but works as a waitress in a restaurant to meet her basic needs. She hates her job and wanted to please her parents with a better one. She kidnaps a person from the restaurant and this very criminal act is backed by her state of mind when she felt highly stressed due to her break up with her boyfriend coupled with a bad interview for a job for which she was very ambitious. She didn’t want to go for vacations alone and she dragged David (Mario Lopez) with her under threat. She introduces him with her parents as her boyfriend. In the meanwhile, David makes many attempts to escape but he couldn’t succeed. So he decides to play along for the time being until police rescues him. When he has her deeper insight, he then comes to know why she did this and she was not that bad as her act showed.

During that period he falls in love with Trudie. The story takes an ironic turn when police show up and arrest her and her family. But by that time, the spark of love had triggered the emotions of David. He presses no charges and goes away. After some time , Trudie is invited to an art gallery where her painting gets good price. When she was going back after the show, she is kidnapped by a person who takes her to a house where she finds David. He tells her that he has purchased the building to make it as an architecture office and an art studio. She sees her painting that was actually purchased by David. He admits his love for her and she reciprocates as well.

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