Iin the not-too-distant future, oil is $2,000 a barrel and cars run on blood. Cop Arthur Bailey gets sucked into the Blood Drive, an anything-goes cross-country race where he's forced to partner with an attractive driver, Grace. If they lose, then they both die.

Arthur and Grace are forced to take a detour through Steel City, and discover a band of scavengers... and the cannibalistic Glimmers. Meanwhile, Julian takes notes from the network execs, and Cliff and Domi consider their relationship.