felon serving time at Attica Correctional Facility for killing his wife, Martha, Jesus' mother, six years earlier, during a domestic violence accident which resulted in her death. Jake is granted a work release by the governor, an influential alumnus of "Big State," one of the colleges Jesus is considering, so that he might persuade his son to sign with Big State. If successful, he'll get an early release from prison.

In his first moments outside of prison, Jake contacts his daughter,