Convenience store robber H.I. "Hi" McDunnough and police officer Edwina ("Ed") meet after she takes his mugshots during one of his multiple stays in prison. During a later stay in prison, Hi learns that Ed's fiancé has left her, and later proposes to her after being released. After marrying, they move into a desert mobile home, and Hi gets a job in a machine shop. They want to have children, but Ed is infertile, and they're unable to adopt a child due to Hi's criminal record.