Ben Jones is a 30-year-old truck driver who delivers to his customers along a remote, hundred-mile stretch in the Utah desert. He is an orphan, single, grumpy, and often broke. His best friend, old Walt Butterfield, owns the Well-Known Desert Diner, which he bought in 1953 and closed in 1972 after a tragedy. He sometimes invites Ben over for dinner. Walt also owns a 1948 Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle and a 1948 Wurlitzer jukebox. In this isolated world, the mysterious Claire appears, hiding in an abandoned house. One day, Ben looks through her window. She is naked and seems to be playing the cello. When she sees him, she asks, "Are you a music lover or just a pervert?" and pulls out a gun. Mysterious strangers begin to shadow Ben from that moment on. We meet John, the founder of the First Church of the Desert Cross.