Archaeologist PamelaRose goes to the Ozark Mountains and digs for a long lost set of Civil War era candlesticks but runs into some moonshiners who think she trespassing. They chase her all over the countryside until she finally evades them as she comes to a boggy swamp. She tries to cross it but discovers it is really quicksand and pulls her down. Using her wits and whip she attempts to escape and pull herself out.