After their son is diagnosed with advanced cancer, a trucker driver and supermarket cashier, Jim and Bee, struggle to climb the mountain of medical bills. In their greatest hour of need they are forced to come up with $ 250,000 in order to afford treatment. In this emotional and financial crisis, Jim ultimately decides to traffic drugs across the US/Mexican border. All sense of morality is thrown out of the window, as Jim does whatever it takes to save his only son.