In the scorching Mojave Desert, Olga's peaceful life at her gas station, lunch counter, and auto camp is disrupted when her sister Myra desires to attend a town dance with a charming but questionable suitor, while an old flame, George, unexpectedly arrives, stirring up trouble. Meanwhile, two newly divorced women and their chauffeur, carrying valuable jewels, stop by, and George manipulates Olga to orchestrate a heist. As Myra secretly plans to sneak off with her beau, the desert's sweltering heat and ominous lightning on the horizon threaten to upend Olga's simple yet fulfilling existence.
Heat Lightning
A lonely gas station owner in the desert takes it upon herself to play cupid for her sister, only to find herself swept up in a romantic escapade of her own.