The story here is about a recovering drug addict named Darby. He's disillusioned with rehab, but when he gets a call from the hospital to discover his mother has suffered a brain aneurysm, he decides to steal a car in the process.
Unfortunately, a blizzard forces him to take refuge at an isolated highway rest stop high in the mountains.
When Darby discovers a minivan parked outside with a gagged and bound little girl in the back, she realizes that one of the miscreants at the rest stop is responsible. And who?
How does Darby figure out who the kidnapper is?
After finding a girl (who we later learn is Jay) locked and gagged in a van, Darby stops in the parking lot and plays Bullshit with the other characters around a table.
This allows Darby to ask each of the potential culprits, including Ed, an ex-military man, some pressing questions. Similarly, he asks Lars where he is from. Randomly mentions it's from Nevada ... which is where the reg plate is allowed overseas. It is here that Darby realizes that Lars is a kidnapper.
Does Lars work alone?
Darby realizes that she has to outdo Lars, so she asks Ash for help. This charismatic guy was sleeping on a bench when he first appeared and he trusts her.
What are Lars and Ash planning?
Lars and Ash are actually human traffickers working for a guy known as "Uncle Kenny". He is their stepfather and the pair are brothers.
He distorted their ideology and gave them a "better home" by believing that they had done right by their victims.
What is Sandy's part in all this?
It turns out that Sandy Lowry was actually working as Jay's maid and heard about the girl's abduction. Considering he humiliated and embarrassed her, making Sandi dance with the vacuum cleaner, she was actually working with the brothers.
Sandy's motivation stems from her dire financial situation, and she was promised a large salary.
Ed didn't actually know anything about the plan and they had no savings and no future, which he tried to fix by working with Ash and Lars to blackmail the family for pay.
However, he was duped in the process without realizing that the brothers were actually involved in human trafficking.
Who dies at a rest stop?
Ash shoots Sandy and Ed. Lars is pepper sprayed in the face as he pins Darby's wrist to the wall. Ash, looking miserable, shows up and tells Darby that Darby's mom has passed away thanks to a text message.
It is interesting that the signal also goes back to the police to pass the message, and the policemen come to help.
Realizing this, Lars and Ash demand Darby's car keys. With Jay about to break his wrist, Darby reveals that he left the keys in the snow behind the parking lot.
Darby tries to stop Lars while Ash is gone. Jay turns off the light, Darby uses a hammer to break his nailed hand, and he lifts Lars up at gunpoint.
When Ash returns, he accidentally hits Lars in the head with his nail gun. As Lars fell to the ground dead, Ash and Jay walked out the front door and tried to walk away.
However, Ash hits Darby's car with a rain of nails. A tire punctured and Darby crashed into the front sign.
What's going on with the police?
The police are seen burning the ash house. Darby shoots Ash, leading the police officer to shoot Darby. This in turn leads to Ash shooting the officer.
Darby is still alive – just – and she finally stabs Ash and manages to stop him.
Jay is also still alive through it all, and as he calls for help, Darby crawls up to the officer and uses his radio to call for backup. Preferably a backup that won't kill it.
How does No Exit end?
Both Darby and Jay are recovering from their injuries. Darby goes back to rehab and this time she makes it happen. He has been there for 48 days and his sister Devon is coming to see him.
Darby's ordeal seems to have caused him to rethink his life; reminds that life is precious. It's a message featuring the sudden and shocking deaths of both Ed and Sandy, along with Lars and Ash.
Seeing all these kids lose their lives and barely holding on in the process is enough to make him respect his mother's life and his own and go to rehab to get clean.
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