Fascinated by the causes of violence, Dr. Amanda Tyler, interviews and analyzes death row inmate Jack Shea. As the interview begins, and Jack's fate hangs in the balance, Amanda must decide if a stay of execution should be granted.

A dreamer finds that his wife and friends are binding him to his mediocre existence.

After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of trapped settlers join together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.