Dustin Upshaw is living an aimless, uninspiring existence.
His frequent brushes with the law finally lead him to an impossible choice and the result is that he becomes guardian to a dementia patient living in a nursing home.
Realizing that it's time for him to try to get his life in order, Dustin gets a job and takes seriously his guardianship of Claude.
But his strides to become a productive member of society come to a sudden halt when Claude dies and, within days, Dustin loses his job.