▁directed ▁by ▁Le igh ▁Scott , ▁and ▁co - written ▁by ▁Jes h ua ▁De ▁H ort a . ▁ ▁Plot ▁While ▁trav elling ▁through ▁Ut ah , ▁Jack ▁Carter ▁pick s ▁up ▁a ▁h itch h iker , ▁but ▁k icks ▁him ▁out ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁man ▁hitting ▁on ▁him . ▁H ours ▁later , ▁Jack ▁stops ▁in ▁a ▁se cluded ▁area , ▁and ▁begins ▁dig ging ▁a ▁grave ▁for ▁the ▁woman ▁he ▁had ▁bound ▁and ▁g ag ged ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁his ▁pick up ▁tr uck . ▁ ▁Four ▁women ▁( M el inda , ▁Pat ty , ▁Krist ina , ▁and ▁Den ise ) ▁from ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁are ▁driving ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁nur se ' s ▁conference ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁Sp ot ting ▁Jack ▁h itch h ik ing , ▁the ▁quart et ▁pick ▁him ▁up , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁experience ▁car ▁trouble , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁stop ▁at ▁a ▁road side ▁mot el . ▁The ▁manager ▁tells ▁the ▁group ▁that ▁the ▁nearest ▁service ▁station ▁does ▁not ▁open ▁until ▁the ▁morning , ▁so ▁they ▁elect ▁to ▁stay . ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁Jack ▁shows ▁interest ▁in ▁Mel inda , ▁and ▁has ▁rough ▁sex ▁with ▁Krist ina , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁f ian cé . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁morning , ▁the ▁mechan ic ▁arriv es , ▁and ▁is ▁shot ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁Jack ▁after ▁the ▁two ▁travel ▁to ▁Jack ' s ▁abandoned ▁tr uck . ▁Jack ▁returns ▁to