Forced to leave town when he betrayed Lyle Tyrus, the ruthless leader of a rural crime gang, in order to save his sick daughter's life, Luke has stayed away to protect Sarah and Emily from Tyrus' vengeance. Fifteen years later, Emily nurses a burning desire to see her father. Luke agrees to meet on the outskirts of town, but as father and daughter embrace in the local cafe, fate intervenes as Lyle's brother Norman, and his killing crew Wayne Jackson and Dale Acton just happen to stop in. At the cafe, Luke meets Hec Hawkins and Rose Carter, the cook and waitress, who know a man in need when they see one. Adding to the suspense is that cafe's regular customer, Deputy Doug Brady. As tension builds throughout the day, Luke is forced to make a decision before Lyle and his gang return to exact their revenge. Does he leave his daughter behind again, or wait for his worst nightmare to walk straight through the cafe's door?

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