A fugitive on the run.
A drifter going nowhere.
A detective on the hunt.
Unable to lead a normal life, prison escapee Phil concocts a plan to steal someone else’s identity. After placing an ad in the paper he hires a drifter called Trevor. On their way towards a phoney destination, Phil struggles to bring himself to murder Trevor. The more he gets to know Trevor, who’s telling his whole tragic life story, the more Phil loses his nerve.