When Maw Maw dies in Prosperity, Ky., grandson Merle doesn't have the money to pay for a funeral. Thinking his Hollywood rival Billy Ray has money, Merle asks for help. A broke but prideful Billy Ray agrees to help with tragic results.

Alex, a degenerate gambler in debt to a gangster, is given a choice. Pick up and deliver ten mysterious lockboxes to a Los Angeles crime boss - or take a bullet to the head.