After Mikey admits to potential employers that he spent those years working as a porn star in Los Angeles, they refuse to hire him. Mikey tries to find work at a diner and a Dollar General store, but is hindered by a long gap in his résumé. They reluctantly agree but insist that he get a job and perform household chores.

Mikey begs Lexi and Lil to let him stay at their house. Badly bruised and destitute, Mikey arrives at the modest home shared by Lexi, his estranged wife, and her mother Lil.

After a 17-year absence, Mikey Saber returns to Texas City, his Gulf Coast hometown.