Ray and Dell are professional extortionists who make their living kidnapping rich men's wives for ransom. However, this time an unhappy marriage turns their plans awry. As they try to salvage the situation and recover their money, a busload of strangers gets in their way. These ordinary passengers on a trip to Seattle--an ex-con, his sister, an asthmatic kid, and a blind woman--prove extraordinarily resourceful when their survival depends upon it.