Wally, Dalton, Ed, and Mike, friends who recently graduated high school, head out on an epic horseback senior trip adventure in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Their equine journey takes them to places that promise not only natural beauty but also an unexpected deep exploration of their personal beliefs and encounters with various aspects of human nature both good and evil. Suddenly the serine forest setting is contrasted by three epidemiologists from the CDC along with three CIA agents fighting against extremism. The two agencies face a challenging collaboration in order to solve a heinous hate crime committed by a domestic terrorist organization that can only be described as full of pride and hatred against others who are of different races and religious beliefs.