In the summer of 1958, Dave Robicheaux and his half-brother Jimmie are just out of high school. Jimmie and Dave get work with an oil company. But on the Fourth of July, change approaches in the form of Ida Durbin. Jimmie falls instantly in love with her. But Ida's not free to love - she's a prostitu...

In the summer of 1958, Dave Robicheaux and his half-brother Jimmie are just out of high school. Jimmie and Dave get work with an oil company. But on the Fourth of July, change approaches in the form of Ida Durbin. Jimmie falls instantly in love with her. But Ida's not free to love - she's a prostitute, in hock to a brutal man called Kale.