Jacob Zaker is a rising business prodigy working under the tutelage of his corrupt boss, Russell O'Malley. Life is sweet until the government starts investigating illegal practices at his firm, and Jacob is pinned with the crime. Overnight, he loses it all: his career, his downtown penthouse, and his high-class model fiance. Left without options, Jake escapes from L.A. to the last place he wants to be, his childhood home in rural Texas. Now Jacob must face an estranged father, Leo Zaker and the girl he left behind, Jessica Henry. While Jake tries to figure out how to return to L.A., old flames are rekindled, and Jake is reminded of the man he used to be. But just as he starts to see that things have changed in the small town, Jake discovers a family secret that will force him to make the biggest decision of his life.