The story follows a woman who, while trying to decide between pursuing a globetrotting career and having a family, forms a relationship with a mysterious young boy.

State trooper Dennis Wells takes shelter from a downpour at a roadside diner. He describes to Bob the cook and the server a massacre that he is investigating that occurred at a local motel. After almost getting into a collision outside, a Vietnam veteran named Price enters the diner. Concerned by Price's reckless driving, Wells interrogates him.