Quinn Alexander has committed a terrible crime — and to escape prison, she makes a run for it. During a snowstorm she’s forced off the road and takes refuge at the Baxter Motel, a rundown, isolated place owned by the kind Nick Baxter. But the motel isn’t just a hideout: it has a disturbing past. Across the way is a dilapidated house, and the frail figure of Nick’s ailing wife is always at the window, watching. Quinn must survive the night before she can continue her flight.