Carmen is desperate to leave Saudi Arabia after her marriage with a Saudi prince fails dreadfully.
From a friend, she learns about Larry Larson, a former CIA agent.
With hopes to convince him to help her out of the country, she commits several capital crimes—she left her husband’s house without his permission, took his car, and drove alone in public to meet another man.
Once she explains to Larson that the police will soon be on his trail for the murder of their mutual friend, Prince Kabir, he agrees that they both are in trouble and need to head for the border.
Escaping from the country is not as easy as it sounds. Police put out a search and set up roadblocks.
As police and other underground factions search for them through the night, Carmen manages to discover that the notebook and rosary that Prince Kabir left behind contain coded messages of tremendous historical and political importance.
Step by step the two fugitives combine their talents for survival and soon find themselves not only fleeing the country but also hunting for a treasure of huge importance that could change the course of major religious beliefs.