So begins our story, set in a small town on the verge of change. A crime boss is buying up land and bullying its residents out of their homes and businesses. All that stands in his way is the neighbourhood's baker and his family, who runs a small but struggling motel in the heart of town. Facing the strong arm tactics of the crime boss and his cronies, the baker and his beautiful wife strive in vain to unify the scared locals to protect what remains of a once innocent and peaceful way of life. Their luck changes when a mysterious stranger comes to town in the form of Dao, a disenfranchised monk who they enlist to balance the fight against the crime boss.