 The Governor is a noir love story set amidst the abject solitude of the sex industry. Tortured escort driver John Dorian has practiced his trade for longer than he d care to remember. He doesn t mind the sleaze around him -- sleaze is all he knows. Thrust into working with new escort, Gwen Miller, John forms a partnership with her based on his self-defined  rules . Through their dealings, Gwen s empathy and naiveté gradually softens John, sending his fragile world into a tailspin of violent and devastating consequences.