At the start of a snowstorm, Amanda must walk her horse from the pasture to the barn. The last thing she expects is for her dog to find architect Wade Preston, the man she confronted at his office earlier. He had sent a letter threatening eminent domain seizure of her land for a development project. Wade is unconscious, but coming to for a moment, he asks, "Why did you shoot me?" Despite what he thinks, she drags him to her house, but the storm takes down the electric power and she is faced with keeping him alive.