High school buddies Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) set off for a holiday adventure in Thailand, full of youthful exuberance and the naïve innocence of middle class America. In a joyride escapade at a five star Bangkok hotel swimming pool, they meet a handsome young Australian, Nick (Daniel Lapaine) who charms his way into their confidence - and into one of their beds. His offer of a few days in Hong Kong with him (while he is there on business) seems too good to refuse. But at Bangkok airport, the girls are arrested for drug trafficking and their adventure turns into the ordeal of their lives. From prison, they contact expat American lawyer, Hank Greene (Bill Pullman) who may or may not be of much use, but given a fat fee, he and his Thai wife (Jacqueline Kim) can try; Bangkok is not middle America.