A man obsessed with video games becomes increasingly confused between the game and reality. When he causes a fatal accident and flees, a policeman, who is no less infatuated with his electronic surveillance system, follows in his footsteps. Both fall in love with the same woman, without knowing whether she actually exists, and become embroiled in a deadly duel as a result of their addiction.

On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.