ChrisisyoungidealisticcopwhofallsinloveandgetsmarriedtoPam,abeautifulbutemotionallyunstablewomanwhosuffersfromalcoholismanddrugaddiction.WhileChrisistryinghardtohaveanormallifeandsomemoney,Pamisbigspenderandtheirmarriageisconstantlytroublesomewiththefinancialsituationgettingworseandworse.ThebiggestblowcomesafterChrisloseshisjob.InthedesperatesituationChrisdecidestousehispoliceskillstorobbanks.