Storyline:
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones (as Pete Perkins), Barry Pepper (as Mike Norton), Julio Cedillo (as Melquiades Estrada), Dwight Yoakam (as Belmont), January Jones (as Lou Ann Norton)