Luiza, must face the tragic death of her husband and daughters. She attempts to escape by retreating to the desolation of southern New Mexico. Only, it turns out Southern New Mexico is not empty, it is at least inhabited by a “crazy cow”, a “Crazy Chinaman”, and a handsome apparent escapee from the musical "Oklahoma". Luiza struggles, fights, cries, laughs, loves, and survives as life never stops.