Gay Mormon FBI Special Agent James Stern befriends Laramie local Richard Boehme, deputizing him to assist in the apprehension of Emma and James, a murderous couple from Oklahoma hiding out near Lubbock, Texas. Set mostly in 1936 at the depth of the Dust Bowl, with flash-forwards to 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah. A bizarre road trip climaxing in raucous courtroom drama.