When a delusional shut-in discovers that his favorite webcam model has been kidnapped, he must utilize his detective skills to locate her before she becomes another victim of a rampant madman.

I liked the detective skills part myself, it leads one to wonder if the shut-in might actually leave his house to do the investigation.

Somebody beat you to it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2503154/

I would avoid to use favorite porn webcam model in the logline.
That make the protagonist seedy and creepy.
A reluctant h?ro is common, but a main character who the spectator does not respect is a big NO, NO.

Kidnapped by a gang of sex traffickers, a lonely neurotic nerd must save his favorite web-cam girl from them.

Anti-hero?

"When a deluded shut-in's favourite wedcam model is kidnapped, he takes it upon himself to rescue her from ... "

How does he know it's a rampant madman who has her? Or is he just guessing?

"... a notorious serial killer."

The stakes are a LITTLE unclear - I went with a notorious killer, because he could have heard this on the news, and then the implication is that her life is on the line - but I presume he equates his infatuation with her as love, and that if he rescues her she'll be smitten with him as well?

I think the idea has legs, just want this logline to be more streamlined, and possibly to have those questions clearer in the logline.

I knew I had seen a similar logline somewhere.
Amazon Studio had a competition on scripts and the winner had a script based on the very same premises.
It is called: I think that Facebook friend is dead.
It is supposed to be in rewrite before shooting.
Here is the link:
http://studios.amazon.com/projects/5046

http://ncis.wikia.com/wiki/NCIS_(series)

Again...thanks for all the feedback everyone.

Actually, that's one of the scenes in my script. Him trying to convince the cops was one of my favorite scenes to write.

OOOHHHH, that feels so much better.

Unfortunately, I don't watch NCIS, so you'll have to fill me in.

I would suggest something along the line.
I think that there was a CSI:New-York based on the same concept.
I would suggest something like:
After witnessing live on webcam the kidnapping of his only friend, a socially awkward genius must overcome his agoraphobia and use his investigative skills to save her from human traffickers.

His only friend is the girl. She despises him for his odd desires, but for the money she is willing to just play a simple unspoken lonely game with him every day at exactly the same time.
When a reclusive gamer, obsessed with a web-cam porn model, witnesses her kidnapping live online, he uses his unique gaming prowess to outwit and track down her attackers."
Once rescued, her opinion of him and her own self image have changed. He, too, has changed having engaged the real world and discovering a deeper meaning of love.
A strangely dark, bittersweet tale.

Ahhhh...
This has a trickle of Bickle to it!
Very dark

..."(this is a bit of a mess...) -- as in -- my spin...not yours ;)

Just for what it's worth etc...(this is a bit of a mess...as you could start it with "After witnessing... etc etc etc... also -- I just like the idea of this social loser trying to convince the cops of what has happened, but they just don't believe him -- so he takes it on himself -- anyway -- as above -- best of luck -- very cool!)

"When a reclusive gamer, obsessed with a web-cam porn model, witnesses her kidnapping live online, he must use his gaming prowess to track down the kidnapper himself when the apathetic cops (or apathetic cop) fail(s) to help."

Hi Duckturtle --

Great idea -- can really see this. Despite playing with the hero's descriptor, my only suggestion would be to change the inciting incident of him DISCOVERING the kidnap, to WITNESSING it -- more visual etc..

Best of luck.

He is totally absorbed by online games and his porn soul mate. His hidden skill (which he has to uncover and modify for the real world) is solving games/puzzles. He can "detect" by identifying patterns and solving puzzles that no one else can see. Perhaps he is almost a Rainman type of savant, who seems "useless" but who alone is able to track down and save his love.

I ran it through my word processor. Here are the results.

When a delusional shut-in discovers that his favorite webcam model has been kidnapped, he must utilize his detective skills to locate her before she becomes another victim of a rampant lunatic.

Or

When a delusional shut-in discovers that his favorite webcam model has been kidnapped, he must utilize his detective skills to locate her before she becomes another victim of a rampant maniac.

Why not call upon the power of NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee? When he started out, he was a Computer Geek who was a Probie for quite some time.

More along the lines of "Kick Ass".

OK, does he have no skills and is delusional about it (like 'Kick Ass")
Or does he *think* he has no skills, but the obscure skills he does have prove to be useful (like many martial arts films).

Appreciate the kind words man.

Yeah, rampant madman is generic; I cringed a bit as wrote that. I'm struggling with a way of describing his antagonist.

You guys gave me a lot more to think about (helpful in every sense).
I wonder if "Socially-awkward shut-in" would work?

Excellent line but my protagonist is nowhere near being that kind of man.

He really has no skills....but he believes that he does. I'm trying to convey that point, but I'm not sure how to do so effectively.