| Director | Zachary Sluser |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy drama, neo-noir |
| Country | United States |
A college graduate turned bartender, Pierre, returns to his hometown in the Driftless Area after his parents' death. Shane picks up Pierre, who was hitchhiking and carrying a rosebush, after Pierre's car breaks down. Shane charges Pierre $20 for the privilege and kicks him out of his vehicle further down the road, stealing his rosebush. Pierre takes a rock out of his pocket and hurls it at the car, which causes Shane to crash on the next curve. Pierre inspects the scene and finds a $77,000 bag of money in Shane's truck. He plans to give his newfound money to a woman who gave him the rock, and who needs plastic surgery for a badly scarred face. He feels the money is destined for her, since she told him that she could only ever get the needed surgery "if she ever found a pile of money." Meanwhile, Shane wakes up from the crash and steals a car from a woman who stopped to help him.
While walking through a field, Pierre falls into a well and is rescued by Stella. Pierre feels indebted to her for saving his life, and goes on to fall in love with her. Stella is a ghost, inadvertently killed in an arson fire set by Shane on his brother's orders, believing the house empty. Tim Geer is helping Stella deal with her situation and get retribution for a life stolen.
Shane, his brother Ned, and Lyle arrive to get back their money. Eventually they catch up to Pierre, who leads the trio into a trap. Over a disagreement at their predicament, short-tempered Shane shoots Lyle through the heart. Shane and Pierre kill each other in a shootout. As Shane lies dying, Stella appears to him and questions her killing, then comforts Pierre through his last breath. Pierre seemingly knew he was going to die as he wrote a will giving his car to his friend, Carrie, his grey felt hat to Keith, and his binoculars to Stella.
Pierre wakes up on a beach and is greeted by Stella. She explains they are going to have a lot of time together, just as he had wished for before.