ThetruestoryofToniJoHenry,awomantriedforthecrimeofmurderin1942inthestateofLouisiana.ToniJo,aproductofchildhoodabuseandneglect,brieflydiscoversloveandhappinessthatsoonturnstodespairwhenherhusbandCowboyissenttoprisonandsheembarksonanill-fatedplanwithanaccompliceArkietofreehim.
