At a tense corporate meeting, newly appointed president Ms. Joseph is confronted by subordinates who thinly veil their hostility. They remind her of her new role and pressure her to attend the opening of a remote mountain school her group funded, mentioning its dangerous, landslide-prone road. After adjourning the meeting, she instructs her formidable bodyguard to accompany her alone on the trip, isolating them for a journey into obvious peril.