This dark comedy takes place in a seedy motel room outside Oklahoma City, where
Agnes, a drug-addled cocktail waitress, is hiding from her ex-con ex-husband. He
r lesbian biker friend R.C. introduces her to Peter, a handsome drifter who migh
t be an AWOL Gulf War veteran. They soon begin a relationship that takes place a
lmost entirely within the increasingly claustrophobic confines of her motel room
. Peter begins to rant about the war in Iraq, UFOs, the Oklahoma City bombings,
cult suicides, and then secret government experiments on soldiers, of which he b
elieves he is a victim. His delusions infect Agnes and the tension mounts as mys
terious strangers appear at their door, past events haunt them at every turn, an
d they are attacked by real bugs. Tracy Letts's tale of love, paranoia, and gove
rnment conspiracy is a thought-provoking psycho-thriller that mixes terror and l
aughter at a fever pitch.
