after spend five year in prison and dr. thomas reed and play by the incomparable vincent ventresca and exile himself to purgatory flat and wind up tend bar . he soon meet the luscious and angel face sunny ( alexandra holden ) . you be wicked . he tell her . you have no idea . she reply a she sip her slo comfortable screw and languidly drag on her cig . reed find himself entwine in the violent trouble of her family and the femme fatale story unfolds set against the desolation and desperation of the oil drain western town . canny direction . great performance . superb entourage work . and some lust scene that sizzle like the sun in purgatory .