SUMMER 1975 When a rough-looking ex-con befriends a rebellious 16-year-old girl, in a small Texas town, he draws leering suspicion, hushed whispers, and a storm of consequences no one is ready for.

SYNOPSIS:

ACT ONE

Recently paroled after serving 14 years for the death of a teenage girl, Dale Dalton walks back into a world that no longer wants him — Huntsville, Texas, 1975. Weathered by guilt, Dale finds a fragile foothold at his Aunt Dottie's remote farm, where his prized 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead waits, cared for in his absence. Meanwhile, Molly Mixon, a tough, spirited 16-year-old clinging to dreams bigger than the trailer park that traps her, scrapes together the pieces of a battered ‘59 Sportster, hoping to rebuild a life — and a bike — worth riding. Their worlds collide when Dale, seeking nothing, and Molly, desperate for something real, meet over a shared love of motorcycles. Against the slow-burning judgment of Molly’s aunt, Cassie, and the suspicious eyes of the town, an unlikely bond flickers to life.

ACT TWO

Working side by side under Texas sunsets and the low hum of suspicion, Dale teaches Molly more than how to rebuild a machine — he teaches her patience, pride, and how to hold onto something good. Their connection deepens as they stitch each other’s broken parts back together in silence, in grit, and in guarded laughter. But the weight of the past refuses to stay buried. Cassie's simmering fear boils over when she sabotages Molly’s bike, terrified of history repeating itself. The final blow lands when Molly unearths an old newspaper, revealing that Dale isn’t just a stranger who drifted into her life — he’s the man responsible for her mother’s death. In a public eruption at the Still Pines Tavern, Molly shatters what little hope Dale had stitched together, denouncing him before the whole town, leaving him humiliated and isolated once more.

ACT THREE

Crushed under the weight of regret, Dale prepares to leave Still Pines for good, convinced he was foolish to believe he could ever outrun who he used to be. But in the wreckage, a hidden letter from Aunt Dottie surfaces, revealing the full truth: Dale and Molly’s mother, Mandy, were once in love, and Molly is Dale’s daughter — a living, breathing chance at redemption he never knew he had. Racing against heartbreak, Molly takes to the open highway on her restored Harley, chasing the man she now knows is not just her mother's ghost, but her father. On the lonely stretch of Waterton Bridge at dawn, Molly finds Dale. Though the wounds between them are still raw, she chooses to see him — to claim him. With tentative hope, Molly and Dale ride out together, two battered souls finally side by side, heading into a future neither dared to imagine.