 Soledad, the desert artist who accompanies Hilary home, hopes this trip will be the start of their new life together. The  fun and games  in which Louis and Hilary involve Soledad are a lacerating look at their twisted relationship. Louis has something Hilary desperately needs, and Hilary has something Louis cannot live without. Both will fight to the death not to give it to each other. In their family, this is called love.