A riveting parable about what happens to a man who refuses to change, even when change is the only thing that can save him. Dave Brown, a man who has taken the 'no guts, no glory' American mythos to heart, without questioning what it is doing to him and those he holds dear, is a cop whose personal life is propelled into a dizzying downward spiral when he comes under suspicion for roughing up a suspect.

After an injured soldier is assigned the duty of informing soldier's families that their loved ones have died, he faces an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a woman who has recently become a widow.