Newt & Marcie are driving through the desert and stop for gas. They are told by Harry, the proprietor, that they are in need of extensive repairs and suggests that, while he fixes it, they dine at his wife's café. When the couple are presented with the bill for repairs and the meal they are shocked at the expense, declaring it “highway robbery". The tables will be turned because Newt and his wife were on a journey to do something highly illegal and they have come prepared.

Brenda leads a solitary and drink-fuelled existence on the island of Key West. Her alcoholism is caused by an incident from the past but when a figure from that past, old college friend Eric, arrives things begin to look up for her. The point is, does he have an ulterior motive for seeing her?