Vince Rizzo, an FBI agent and former Army Ranger, attempts to capture William Broadmoor, wanted for murder. The fugitive escapes into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Northern Minnesota, and makes his way across the international border into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. Vince encounters a wolf, as well as other wildlife, while pursuing Broadmoor through the lakes and portages of the region. His journey is interrupted by the chance meeting with Jane Gardner, the pilot of a disabled aircraft.