 Near the Everglades, the "river of grass," lives Cozy (named for her father s favorite drummer), lonely, in a loveless marriage, ignoring her kids. She fantasizes being a dancer, an acrobat, and a gymnast. One night at a bar she meets Lee. He s jobless, homeless, and unbeknownst to Cozy, is in possession of her father s handgun. Dad s a cop and lost the gun chasing a robber. Cozy and Lee climb a fence to swim in a pool. Playing around with the gun, they think they kill kill the pool s owner, so they go on the lam. An odd partnership develops even though they re short on ideas. But how can they escape their barren lot if they don t even have a quarter for the road toll?