One night, unemployed widower, Joseph, drunkenly kicks his dog Bluey to death. He buries the dog and goes to the post office, where he mocks some Asian workers then throws a brick through the window when they tell him to leave. At the pub, Joseph attacks two young men playing pool, one of whom threatened and mocked him. He then hides in a second-hand shop, where a religious, compassionate employee, Hannah, offers to pray for him.