Pete is a man with a steady job as a real estate agent, a wife, two daughters, and a sailboat. His brother, Donald, is single, deep in debt, and paints houses when he finds the opportunity. Donald also joins multiple spiritual communities due to his obsession with fate and his soul and finds solace in interacting with like-minded people. He soon officially joins a farm community owned by a few religious members and finds happiness but only temporarily. A week later, he calls Pete telling him that he has decided to quit the farm and he has nowhere to go. Sighing, Pete tells Donald he will go pick him up.  The brothers meet at a station and Pete gives Donald a large amount of money to buy sandwiches and coffee for the people he owes. Though Donald says the money is too much, Pete tells him to pay him back later. Donald returns with two orange sodas for himself and Pete. To Pete’s annoyance, Donald spills his soda all over the passenger seat.  During the car ride to Pete’s house, Pete asks if Donald was requested to leave the community, but Donald refuses to tell him the details. Donald asks Pete if he recalls beating up Donald during their childhood and Pete uncomfortably tries to change the subject.  They stop to eat lunch at a Denny’s and a hitchhiker asks them where they are going. When Donald answers “Santa Cruz” the man tells them that he is heading in the same direction and has a sick daughter in tow. While Pete frowns with discomfort, Donald offers the man a ride. Together in the car, Webster tells the story about how he killed his wife for the sake of gold. Pete does not believe him, tiredly tells Donald to drive for a bit and dozes off.  When he wakes up, he finds that Webster has disappeared and Donald has given Webster the money leftover from the sandwiches that morning. Angry and disappointed, he calls Donald irresponsible and gullible for believing Webster’s stories. After the argument escalates, Donald tells Pete to stop the car and gets out.  As Pete drives on home, he buries his guilt, pretending he will know what to tell his waiting wife when he gets home.