A deputy sheriff in an oil-rich Texas town is secretly a sadistic and violent thug, keeping his dark side concealed behind a charming and respectable demeanour. While his girlfriend and a prostitute he is secretly having a sadomasochistic relationship with bear the brunt of his violent impulses, he also uses his position to get away with murder. Drama, starring Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba.

Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.