Lorraine (Maria Bello) is a working single mom, with an abusive ex-husband who even after separation continuously creates problems for her and her 8 year-old son, Chad. One night, after making a pit-stop at a gas station, Lorraine returns to her car and finds that Chad has company in the back seat! Roy (Stephen Dorff) a dangerous bank robber on the run needs Lorraine and Chad to get him to the Mexican border. Throughout the torturous drive Roy seems like he could be a normal man, just someone that had no other choice, but slowly and without warning he turns on a dime, threatening their lives. Their edge of your seat journey forces her, however unwilling, to become a stronger person and fight for a better life for both her and Chad.