Hard Road

A fragile but determined patriarch leads twenty followers and their priceless vaccines out of plague-ravaged California ahead of mercenary-led bikers. Despite the group's peaceful intentions, desperate Covid-20 survivors target them and trigger needless violence. New romances spark while longstanding relationships crumble in the pressure cooker environment. In theory, the family can save many lives, but not if they're liable to be taken hostage. Delays incurred to share vaccine knowhow leave the convoy vulnerable. Tensions boil over as the pacifist and militant factions square off.

The marauders channel their maniacal fury into waging a war of annihilation even as the convoy lurches toward Canada and the hope of new lives. In Idaho's panhandle, the mercenaries use kidnapped children to bait their trap.