
"A brutal murder in a small town. A triangle of passion, power and rage."
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married Paris, who brutalizes her. Soon Paris goes beyond the overgenerous bounds of what a man in his position can get away with even in the segregated South, leading to a spiral of perverse insanity.
Paris Trout

Hanna Trout

Harry Seagraves

Carl Bonner

Mary Sayers

Rosie Sayers
Henry Ray Sayers
Chester Sayers

Buster Devonne

Mother Trout's Nurse
Estes Singletary
Mayor Harn

Truck Driver
Dr. Brewer
Glass Man
Judge Travis
Nurse
Seagraves' Maid
Woman Shopper
Policeman

Chief Fixx

Gas Station Attendant
Hotel Clerk

Reporter

Reporter

Preacher
Receptionist
Elderly Woman
Mother Trout