On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, the high school band is practicing for the last football game. They hear shots. Flashback a few weeks before. Arthur is a high school student, bussing at a restaurant. Annie and Barb are waitresses there - Annie was Arthur s babysitter when he was little. She s now separated from her husband Glenn, who s on the wagon, starting a new job, praying to Jesus, and trying to prove he has his balance back so he can see more of their small daughter, Tara. Annie s seeing someone else, Arthur s parents have just separated, and Arthur is attracted to Lila, a new student at the high school. It s a small town, people s lives cross.

On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, the high school band is practicing for the last football game. They hear shots. Flashback a few weeks before. Arthur is a high school student, bussing at a restaurant. Annie and Barb are waitresses there - Annie was Arthur s babysitter when he was little. She s now separated from her husband Glenn, who s on the wagon, starting a new job, praying to Jesus, and trying to prove he has his balance back so he can see more of their small daughter, Tara. Annie s seeing someone else, Arthur s parents have just separated, and Arthur is attracted to Lila, a new student at the high school. It s a small town, people s lives cross.