Plot Jeff Taylor and his wife Amy drive from Boston to San Diego in a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nearing the Arizona desert they nearly collide with a battered pickup. At a gas station the pickup's driver, Earl, angrily confronts Jeff before departing. On a remote stretch the Jeep stalls. Amy accepts a lift from a passing tractor‑trailer driven by Red Barr to reach a diner and seek assistance, while Jeff remains with the vehicle. Inspecting the engine, he discovers the battery cables deliberately loosened. After reconnecting them he arrives at the diner, where employees insist Amy never appeared. Jeff intercepts Barr's rig, but Barr denies knowledge. Sheriff Boyd searches the cab, finds nothing, and directs Jeff to the nearby town of Brackett.
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