Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn.

托马斯体弱多病，靠人血为生。他的两个哥哥——德怀特和杰西在照料他时起了争执：为了让弟弟活下去，他们身后已尽是尸体，德怀特一直在这样的现实与代价中挣扎。后来，他结识了当地的性工作者帕姆，付钱和她聊天，渴望借此摆脱梦魇，重获…