Along Came a Spider, the second Alex Cross story to be adapted in to a feature film, once again takes a very procedural approach to its plot and keeps the action low key. As with Kiss the Girls, this reflects the intellectual nature of the central character, once again played by Morgan Freeman. This is a thriller where the focus is on using deductive reasoning and psychology to solve a crime rather than kicking down doors and breaking heads. The sequel is not quite as dark in tone as its predecessor and is more accessible with its traditional kidnapping plot about a congressman's daughter being abducted by her teacher. Naturally the case is far from black and white and Alex Cross soon discovers more complicated motives.