A Shot Away From You

It is April of 2004 in New York and San Francisco. People are uncertain of the new war on terrorism and uncertain about themselves. After a failed engagement and a hostile assignment, four characters find their lives intertwined at a Las Vegas hotel. Conrad is a hitman trying to get out of the business and retire. Mr. Campell, a New York gangster, sends Conrad to various parts of the country to take care of any assignment given. Meanwhile cheating fiancée, Virginia is looking for the right moment to leave her husband to be and run off with her lover. Leaving on assignment, Conrad hits the road to the Tropicalia Hotel in Las Vegas. During a thunderous storm in Ohio Conrad is forced to stop at a motel where he meets Gina, a mysterious hitchhiker. After gaining financial security, Virginia finds the right time to get rid of her fiancée, Joe Whirly. The cops sniff closer and closer to Virginia and her lover, Rick. They hit the road to Vegas to wash their money and run off together.