Rebellious sixteen-year-old Lindsay Samuels runs away from her home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in hopes of escaping an all-girls school and a circle of dysfunctional family. When she meets Mike, an older guy with a crooked smile and a black Metallica T-shirt, she thinks she's found a kindred spirit. The two set off on a road trip, eager for adventure.

Too late, Lindsay realizes that Mike is a drug dealer on the prowl for trouble. When they get in a car accident, Lindsay manages to limp away from the scene, narrowly escaping the police. When the authorities arrest Mike for drug possession,...