Thefilmopensonashotofthe"LosAngelesCityLimits"sign.ItthencutstoFredHalstedtakingawalkintheforestandcominguponamansunninghimselfinthenude.Theybrieflytalkandenduphavingpassionatesexinthewildernessonlytobeinterruptedbybulldozersdestroyingthewildlifeareainordertobuildanewsuburb.ThefilmsuddenlyswitchestoinnercityLosAngelesasHalstedandamanfromTexasdiscussinvoiceovertheproblemswithmodernsocietyandthedishonestyofmostpeople.Thisisinter-cutwithshotsofhustlers,bums,vagrants,porntheatersandshops,aswellasfootageofaman(presumablytheTexan)beingbrutallytorturedbyHalsted.Eventuallythemanisboundandlefthelplessinacloset,asymboloftheviolentandtrappingnatureofLosAngeles.Thefilmendsonshotsofnewspaperssayingthatayoungmanwasfounddeadafterbeingtortured.
