Billy Stagen is a former professional football player and present-day sheriff in his hometown, the picturesque Rustin, Alabama. Billy maintains the enviable role of local celebrity and perennial charmer until the arrival of a troubled teenage girl claiming to be his daughter. Forced to confront not only his past but also the hypocrisy his life has become, Billy's story offers a compelling portrait of a man faced with the irony of being a hero to everyone but himself.