Bob and his wife Jean pull up to an old, semi-deserted café in the middle of the desert. Jean is reluctant to go inside the shabby place, but Bob insists that there might not be another stop for a long distance. Inside, there is a man at the counter, a man at the booth, and a man acting as cook and waiter. The men stare at the couple as they sit down to order, and the surly waiter gives Jean a glass of cloudy water that is barely drinkable. Jean goes to wash her hands, and Bob soon follows to do the same. When Jean comes out of the washroom, she sits down to wait for Bob, but he never comes back. She watches as the two men go in and out of the washroom, and when she asks if they’ve seen her husband, both deny it. The waiter lets Jean look inside the washroom. At first, she sees nothing, but then she notices a door. The men insist that the door isn’t used and only leads to a shed, but Jean starts to become suspicious and frightened. She calls a sheriff, who comes to the café and talks to the men.