 Lazarus' wife and his brother were having an affair, which has left him bitter and angry.Rae's boyfriend Ronnie Morgan (Justin Timberlake) leaves for deployment with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, and in his absence, she indulges in bouts of promiscuity and drug use.During one of Rae's binges, Ronnie's friend Gill Morton (Michael Raymond-James) tries to take advantage of her.