In a small city in the United States, the local mob boss Leo and his good friend and assistant Tom (Gabriel Bourne Gabriel Byrne) fall in love with Vina (Marcia Guy Harden Marcia Gay Harden), the sister of the underworld man Bernie (John Turturro John Turturro). The two good friends even fight for Vina's love. At the same time, Caspar, another local gangster, tried to woo Tom and promised to help him pay off his gambling debts on condition that Bernie be killed. In order to please Vina, Tom secretly helped Bernie hide, but claimed to Caspar that he had killed Bernie. Unexpectedly, Bernie bit back and threatened Tom to help him kill Caspar, or he would show up again. The situation suddenly became chaotic.