After the US is attacked and the electrical grid, oil refineries, etc are destroyed, Jim and his office mates have to walk 300 miles to get home. They are stranded at a business conference when it all happens. Jim’s wife, children and Jim’s parents are bunkered in at their fortified home – which may not be fortified enough. The point of view shifts between Jim and his wife as they battle with the unimaginable. Some people are dangerous and want to take what Jim and his wife have.