When 16 year old Clay realizes he must get a job to continue life as he knows it, as his single mother has just lost her own, he applies to every business in sight, eventually getting a call back from a local restaurant, Haywood's. Not having much discipline since his father left them when he was 6 months old, Clay has a hellbent attitude and a will that cannot easily be broken. On the other hand, 27 year old 4th heirloom of the Haywood's restaurant, Tyson saw himself quite strongly in the eyes of that young boy, and refuses to watch a young Clay throw his life away. In the struggle of a wild heart and a stern hand, who will come out on top?