Beneath the suns brutal rays an old man explores a government restricted stretch of desert landscape in hopes of finding discarded metal scrap to illegally salvage for a profit. Accompanying him is his young grandson who is excited to be a member of the team on these dangerous outings. When a large haul of scrap is discovered the old man and the boy must risk everything to protect the payload from two terrorizing men who hope to steal the goods for themselves. The old man must protect his grandson and out wit the thieves as he attempts to deal with the most lethal element of it all: The metal scrap itself.