... Snowstorm. A small motel in the middle of the mountain, cut off from the whole world. A motel in which a handful of motorists take refuge from the raging elements. One of them - student Darby Thorne - tries in vain to catch a cell signal in the car park and suddenly sees a child's hand flashing in the rear window of a parked van. A kidnapped child is locked in the car! How to save him? What to do? The police can't be reached. You cannot trust any of the "comrades in misfortune" - after all, any of them can be a criminal. And this means that Darby will have to enter into mortal combat alone...