Johnny St. James was a young seminary student who lost his wife to a drunk driver. With his reason for living gone, John lost his faith and turned to alcohol. Ten years later, John is finally read to get his life back on track. With his best friend Hickey ('Eric Roberts') in tow John attends his first AA meeting. He soon finds that his road to recovery tested when he runs into the man who ran down his wife.

Depois de perder sua esposa em um acidente de carro, o marido começa a comparecer a uma reunião de AA dirigida pelo assassino reformado de sua esposa. Esse homem pode se arrepender antes de cometer o pecado supremo e se vingar?