马歇尔已经庆祝了他焦急等待的广告公司晋升机会，不过当他听说他的一个下属将会取代他晋升后，他为他憎恨的人生不在会有改变而心灰意冷。他开始利用奸诈的计谋血腥报复羞辱他的人——而第一个就是神经质的妻子。

Billy is a rebellious teenager who lives with his mother and brother, and works in a foundry. His parents are separated and he has not seen his father, who lives in another state now, for years. After being arrested for joyriding in a car that was stolen by a friend, Billy is sent to a juvenile correction center. But when his grandfather dies, and Billy hears that his father will be coming into town for the funeral, he walks out of the facility, hoping to re-establish a relationship with him.