A 1960s style jeep lies buried in the Texan desert, with $800,000 in cash, a human skeleton and a rifle. Uncovered by two downtrodden Texan border guards, could their luck be about to change? On the verge of losing their jobs, Ernie Wyatt (Treat Williams), persuades his patrol partner Bobby Logan (Kris Kristofferson), to keep the money but to make some enquiries about the origins of the mysterious 20-year-old jeep. Meanwhile the FBI are making an enquiry of their own, intent on ensuring that the discovery, which holds possible secrets to the JFK assassination, remain that way whatever the cost...