Richard Clay­ton is a main­te­nance man at the lo­cal po­lice sta­tion of the small town of Mon­tauk, Ari­zona.
He spends his days keep­ing the of­fices clean and the equip­ment run­ning. He spends his nights drink­ing and killing the oc­ca­sion­al pros­ti­tute. When a new of­fi­cer ar­rives in town, Richard is in­stant­ly drawn to her. As his love for her grows, he tries des­per­ate­ly to change his ways, but his past has a way of catch­ing up to him.