With dreams of starting a new life together in Oregon, young lovebirds and Ridgecrest, California residents Kevin Thorpe and Laura Craig pack up their car and hit the road in January of 1981. Opting for the scenic route, the couple enjoys several days of relaxed road tripping through Northern California -- that is, until a flat tire sidelines them outside the remote town of Madeline, and a nighttime pit stop takes a dark, sinister turn.

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