Rob Mason's presentation could result in a lucrative advertising contract for his agency. But when a looming airline strike forces him to take a train to Chicago, he is faced with an additional challenge . to his emotions and maybe even his life. When faced with a menacing burglar in her home, Julie Grancher panics and decides to seek help from her brother in Chicago. She boards the same train that Rob is on not knowing that the burglar also boards the train. Rabe Corsio knows if he can eliminate Julie, the only witness to his theft, he will be able to hit it big and will go to any length to do so. Julie's husband George has embezzled money from Tony Nartola's import company and has been ordered to explain himself in Miami. But is Tony also a crook or is he a generous benefactor? From Philadelphia to Chicago to Miami the tension mounts as Rob and Julie try to escape their pursuer and learn the truth. Then in a tragic fateful encounter, everyone's life changes.