Content Warning: This section features discussions of emotional and physical abuse.

Alexis Montgomery finds herself stuck in a ditch when she swerves off the road to avoid wildlife when returning from her great-aunt’s funeral. She calls her best friend, Bri, to tell her about the situation, complaining how a tow truck will take an hour to arrive and how she is stuck in uncomfortable shapewear two hours from her house in Minneapolis. As she begins to take off her Spanx, Alexis sees another car coming; an attractive man and his dog, Hunter, approach her window. The man tells her the only tow truck driver in their small town of Wakan, Minnesota, is currently at the local bar and won’t be able to pick her up anytime soon, so he offers to tow her car himself. Alexis agrees and, while being towed, tells Bri about the funeral: Her twin brother, Derek, was not able to come, and everyone kept asking about her ex-boyfriend, Neil. Bri suggests that, as she and Alexis are both newly single, they should go on a double date sometime soon. They agree to get drinks the following day. Alexis offers the man money once he has finished towing her car, but he declines, telling her to drive safely and then leaving.