On a sweltering summer afternoon, a young artist named Mallory is excited to embark on her new journey towards freedom when an unexpected detour leads her into a desolate and dangerous area. While driving, she gets distracted and is forced to stop in a remote location where the landscape is as beautiful as it is unsettling. Everything seems to be going well until she encounters a stranger on the road, a man who appears friendly and pleasant at first, but soon his true intentions are revealed.