 Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940 s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don t have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. Watts  Social Security check. With writing by Horton Foote ("To Kill a Mockingbird," "Tender Mercies"), this is the touching story of Mrs. Watts successful escape and last trip home.