When Christian and Angel discover a shortcut home from school on the Tijuana border, the results turn dangerous and deadly. With the help of their Little League baseball teammates, they soon discover the path isn't always the shortest. Led by the sharp wit of Caleb, the outspoken Mateo and endearing Alyssa the group forms a bond that pushes the limits. The fear of a dangerous drug lord wondering who is in his tunnel, sends the group being chased for their lives from a villainous street gang, with only the help of a keen FBI agent following their footsteps. With the groups only hope of survival being a Tijuana street cop and natural disaster, the outlook is dismal.