Auggie (Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel) runs a cigar store, and in his late forties, he still lives a lonely life. Only Benjamin (William hurt William Hurt), an impoverished writer who often patronizes, can occasionally talk to him and amuse himself. Benjamin's life is also far from satisfactory. An accident led Benjamin to meet Rashid (Harrow Perrineau Harold Perrineau Jr. (acted the role of) the black boy, between one come and go, the two have forged a profound friendship. One day, Auggie's ex-girlfriend Ruby (Stokat Janin Stockard Channing) came to the cigar store, and the two hadn't seen each other for 18 years. Ruby tells Auggie that their daughter Felicity (Ashley Judd Ashley Judd) is not only pregnant unmarried, but also infected with drugs, although there is no family relationship between Auggie and the daughter, but he still drives to visit.