20世纪初，Bill（理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰）本来是工厂里的一名工人，因为打架他只能离开了工厂，带着女友Abby（布鲁克·亚当斯 Brooke Adams 饰）和妹妹Linda离开了芝加哥，在德克萨斯州的一个麦田上找到了一份收割麦子的工作。Bill和Abby伪装成兄妹。一位年轻的农民（山姆·夏普德 Sam Shepard 饰），也是农场的主人被Abby吸引，同时，他发现自己患了绝症。为了窃取农场主的财产，Bill让Abby嫁给了那农场主。不料在日复一日的相处中，Abby也对农场主产生了爱
An aspiring young writer lives with his pregnant wife and works for a newspaper to provide for his growing family. When his sister-in-law comes to visit, there is a mutual attraction between the guest and the writer. Knowing they must fight their impulses
