Jennifer Garner is back as Elektra, and this time out, the paid assassin has been hired to dispose of a single father and his young daughter. Upon encountering the pair, however, she finds herself unable to complete her mission and instead befriends the two, in the process discovering that she is not the only one who is out to kill them. Elektra learns that the young girl, Abby, is being sought by the sinister agents of the dark arts of The Hand who intend to use her for their own ominous purposes. Realizing that Abby and her father are in grave danger, their one-time murderer elects to become their protector instead. Could this chance encounter end up turning the cold, isolated hired killer into a friend, mentor... and human?