On the way to San Diego, Jeff and Amy Taylor experience every driver's nightmare: a breakdown in the middle of the desert. The trucker Red Barr offers his help and takes Amy to the nearest service station to get help. In the meantime, Jeff manages to repair the car himself. He follows the trail to a truck stop, but once there, no one claims to have heard or seen anything from Amy. There is no trace of Red either. What's behind it? Jeff begins a nerve-wracking search for his wife - and a race against time ...