After Rachel Myles' abusive ex-husband vanishes with their children, she takes refuge in the solitude of the desert, where she makes a new career as a search-and-rescue tracker. When a young girl disappears, she searches the desert while praying and hoping for the safe return of her own children. Inspired by actual events based upon the memoir by Hannah Nyala.

A naive computer expert (Patrick Cassidy), a con artist (David Hemmings), and a tough guy (Bruce A. Young) join together in an escape from a Louisiana prison farm.