Peggy, a former addict, who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.
罹患精神疾病的白人青年马修（马特·狄龙 Matt Dillon 饰）失去了栖身的破败公寓，而母亲离开本地将他抛弃，无家可归的马修只好选择收容单身汉的华盛顿居住地暂住。在战地医院一般混乱的收容所中，马修邂逅了越战黑人老兵杰瑞（丹尼·格洛弗 Danny Glover 饰），杰瑞曾经幸福的家庭因卷入赌马而解体，美国梦碎，如今杰瑞白天在街头擦车赚钱，晚…
