Upon being found guilty of Glorious' death, Chet Fikes had a choice: he could go to prison or he could go to Vietnam. Marc, Glorious' brother, is not going to let the judgment rest. He joins the Marines in an effort to find Chet and do what the Arkansas justice system failed to do. When Marc finds Chet cowering in a bombed-out bunker, Marc can't believe his good fortune. However, luck runs out on both men and their platoon when the sun sets at mid-morning and it begins to snow.