A young Canadian nurse (Betsy) comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantation manager (Paul Holland). Jessica seems to be suffering from a kind of mental paralysis as a result of fever. When she falls in love with Paul, Betsy determines to cure Jessica even if she needs to use a voodoo ceremony, to give Paul what she thinks he wants.
A struggling single mom's path crosses with a former prisoner seeking redemption, leading them to discover strength in their unlikely connection.
The film is billed as a Southern-fried siege, with shades of Dog Day Afternoon and Die Hard, which centers on Bailey, an exotic dancer with big dreams. She and her Army vet husband Tim are fed up with their lives of barely getting by in small-town Arkansa
