There has been a meltdown at the San Onofre nuclear power plant. A beautiful young woman and a man she just met are trapped by the deadly plume of radiation that splits California. Jamie has no money, no credit, no identification, and not even shoes. Eric is compelled to help her. They both have to find a way home, but the swath of wind driven death isolates them from the rest of the state. There are no flights, no ships, even the freeway is contaminated. With lawlessness on the streets, the pressure to return home is mounting. Two strangers come together to survive in a world that’s been torn apart by natural disaster and human folly.