Jordan Harrington is an elementary school teacher living in a small Iowa town who has made elaborate plans to propose to his girlfriend, Katie. Those plans become interrupted by two terrified children (Ben and Jackie) and their mother (Deborah), who is the victim of an abusive husband. Jordan and Katie step in to the rescue and must find a safe haven for Deborah, Ben, and Jackie before it's too late. After running into a series of dead ends, Jordan and Katie soon discover they are in for more than they bargained for after learning Deborah has been keeping a secret-a secret that puts all of their lives in peril and creates an ethical dilemma for Jordan, who has been trying to come to terms with his own past.