Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.

警长的离奇死亡真相，只有他能解开谜团！
洛杉矶警官杰西来到麻州的天堂镇就职，远离伤心的婚姻。这个小镇人口稀少，警方则遭到镇议长控制。刚退休的警察局长随即离奇死亡，杰西发现内情不单纯。一个涉嫌家暴的男子似乎涉有重嫌，而这个人又和镇议长的太太有染。杰西明白，这个宁静的小镇实际上暗潮汹涌……