When Luke and Nicole (Eric Mabius and Marley Shelton) drive cross-country to start a new life in California, they decide to make a stop at the Mexican border. Their money is stolen and they are stranded in a small town. In need of money to get back on his way, Luke takes a job smuggling illegal aliens over the Mexican border. Before long, the law is onto Luke, and he must try to find a way to get safely back over the border.