Jon Perez and his two buddies have just embarked on a weekend adventure in the remote foothills of Kern County, California when they are ambushed by a mysterious stranger that holds them hostage at gunpoint. Miles from help and without cell phone service, the three boys are led inside a cabin one-by-one, and are expecting to be executed by their captor. Thinking quickly, the boys convince the stranger their parents are due to arrive any minute and fabricate an escape opportunity for their captor to get away in time. But will the narrow window of his absence be enough ...