Doris and Don and their kitty confront the corrupt union leadership about 2 miles from Cloverport. The tale includes illicit sex, a pregnant wife, migrant agricultural workers, a meteorologist, and a truck driver who has a business newsletter.
Pat and his wife Lee have run out of gas near a large, dilapidated, 3-story house. Eventually their activities lead to an arsonist and the sheriff experiencing first hand the impact of the cabinet making business.
Johnny O'Reilly and his grandmother, Lydia, have been followed by two local police detectives investigating another long-lost relative who can communicate with the ghosts. Weird noises startle them but there is nowhere else to go.