Its not the crime, its the cover up. In small town, hard scrabble New Hampshire, foul mouthed all talk slacker John Rugged Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the mans water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think is murder. One bad decision begets another.