Based on the best-selling novel by David Guterson When retired heart surgeon Ben Givens learns that he has terminal cancer, he takes his beloved dog back to his boyhood home in Eastern Washington, determined to end his life on his own terms. Ben's journey, though, takes an unexpected turn, and soon becomes an adventure against which he pits himself with characteristic stoicism, wit, and determination.

Três nos depois dum vírus zumbi nos Estados Unidos, um grupo de herois deberam transportar o único sobrevivente da praga de Nova Iorque a California.