律師偵探「佩瑞梅森」是小說家賈德納（Erle Stanley Gardner）於 1930 年代創造的人物，以替殺人冤犯洗清罪嫌出名。以他為主角的長篇短篇小說超過 80 本，其故事曾多次被改編成廣播劇、連載漫畫、電影，以及 1957 年至 1966 年播出九季的電視影集《梅森探案集》（Perry Mason）。

Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folks," each has his own rendezvous with destiny.