Four young adults board a train bound for Oregon. Jace, a shy redhead, meets Tadd and Makenzi, two young engineers, while awaiting the train's departure. Events get bumpy along the way as the trio is joined by a punk stoaway an hour into their trip. Beau seems to know many things about all the people on the train, even the trio of strangers his sits with. Disaster strikes when a rich, sociocrat is struck down in what seems like cold blood. Everyone is frightened for their lives. The four must find out what happened to the young man--quick, because what if one of them is next?

Character list and other useful information:

Jace- Young girl, no older than 18, trying to escape her life in New York

Thaddeus/Tadd- an enviromental engineer who is in trouble with the law

Makenzi- a civil engineer who spends the majority of her time trying to find a job and hacking national security systems

Beau- Trouble maker sent to car number 221 B with Jace, Mackenzi, and Tadd, has no reason for leaving New York(?)

Marc and Donna- two business people that sell unusual items for much more than just money

Brunehilda- mean Russian chef who was in the Soviet military

E. F. Gerard- ladies man with slick hair and an even slicker tongue