Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with him -- but not all their fellow Minnesotans are happy for them. Meanwhile, the couple face their own difficulties when Caroline finds about Adam's past, including his unique health condition.
When a suicidal prostitute confesses to a priest her plans to end her life on her birthday, he searches for her to intervene.
A sheep rancher's visit to the big city triggers a mischevious adventure with his teenage grandson.
