雨夜，雷伊（约翰•盖兹 John Getz 饰）跟艾比（弗兰西斯•麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰）在酒店偷情。雷伊是酒吧伙计，而艾比则是酒吧老板玛迪（丹•哈达娅 Dan Hedaya 饰）的妻子。玛迪怀疑妻子出轨，因此雇佣侦探维斯调查。知悉真相的玛迪怒不可遏，潜入雷伊家，企图绑走妻子，却在厮打中受伤。玛迪密会维斯，决定花钱做掉二人。维斯潜入雷伊家翻到了艾比的手枪。回来后，维...
An overworked dad, missing out on his kids growing, takes an opportunity to start a "family business" thinking it will draw his family closer together - That is just mistake number one....
