Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn.

两个囚犯在一场囚车车祸中生还试图越狱的两人，挟持了左近农庄的男女主人以为就快重获自在的两人，此刻却发现，故事远没有他们想象那么复杂。