The Locusts

In 1955, a drifter named Clay Hewitt wanders into a small Kansas town seeking employment to finance a visit to his older brother in California. He finds work on a cattle ranch owned by wealthy widow Delilah Ashford Potts, known for maintaining sexual relationships with her young employees. As Clay develops a relationship with local beauty queen Kitty and befriends farmhand Earl, he also forms a bond with Delilah's sensitive and introverted son, Joseph "Flyboy" Potts, who has been emotionally and physically abused by his mother throughout his life. The film's dark exploration of secrets, abuse, and forbidden passions ultimately leads to tragic consequences that haunt Clay and those around him.