- Earl's engaged to his step-sister Baby. Baby has entrusted him to take care of her misfit cousin Junior. Baby is also intent on leaving Texas for LA on Tuesday. When Junior and his recently released ex-con friend Tinker rob a pizza delivery boy and end up with $20,000 of drug money Earl is forced onto the scene, giving up his and Baby's LA money to save Juniors limbs.
- 马特(汤姆·威尔金森 Tom Wilkinson 饰)和露丝(茜茜·斯派塞克 Sissy Spacek 饰)是一对结婚多年的夫妻,两人膝下育有一子弗兰克(尼克·斯塔尔 Nick Stahl 饰),一家三口感情十分要好。然而,有一件事情困扰了马特和露丝许久,那就是儿子弗兰克爱上了一个不该爱上的女人——娜塔莉(玛丽莎·托梅 Marisa Tomei 饰)。 美丽性感的娜塔莉不仅比弗兰克年长许多,身后还跟着两个孩子,更糟糕的是,娜塔莉并没有同丈夫理查德(威廉·麦鲍瑟 William Mapother 饰)正式离婚,两人只是分居,而理查德呢,则是镇上臭名昭著的无赖加恶棍。马特和露丝的担心很快就得到了验证,果不其然,理查德找到了娜塔莉,也找到了弗兰克。