Before meeting George Good Brad Dourif, Sonny Jordan Mekhi Pfeiffer was just a lost drifter with a troubled past floating from town to town, looking for work As fate would have it, Sonny ends up saving Georges life from a murderous back alley mugger As thanks, George gives Sonny a home and a job as a mechanic on his farm in the lonely Louisiana Bayou Sonny quickly settles in and makes himself useful around the place but then Sonny meets Larissa, Elika Portnoy Georges alluring wife She has a mysterious past and the two are irresistibly drawn to each other The two begin a passionate affair leading them to construct a twisted plot to take Georges life in cold blood in order to be together As their despicable plan unravels, they learn how far they are willing to go to cover their misdeed