A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters she hits a man with a log This causes the two to have to go on the run With the help of a sickly but sympathetic woman the two slip through police roadblocks Traveling with her they learn she is an exarmy lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death