With the Great Depression taking a toll on a small Montana mining town, men are jumping into the mine shafts to take their own lives.

Mine manager Tim Riley is trying to keep the town afloat, but his efforts are a source of bitterness for many, including Olivia, a miner's wife whose husband has abandoned her. When she arrives at Tim and Lisle's house, her angry accusations challenge their comfortable existence and reveal the vast distance between their lives of "luxury" and her world of "misery". This episode explores the moral and ethical compromises people make during a time of immense hardship.