Ava returns to her hometown with her husband Dallas to attend the funeral of his oldest brother. At the service, tensions rise when Ava�s father, Clarence, a local preacher, offends Dallas�s mother, Linda. After a heated argument, Linda orders her remaining sons to take the body from the church and bring it home. Ava stays behind to speak with her parents and her friend Rona, discussing her troubled relationship with Dallas. Later, Ava goes to the Bertran family home to convince Dallas to return to Atlanta with her. In his old truck, Dallas accuses her of trying to change him and his family and tells her to leave.