"When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets." John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee...

"A killer comedy by John Dahl" While drying out on the west coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tounged woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.