At the local garage, the tomboyish attendant, known as "Pumpgirl", loses herself in girlish daydreams about stock car driver, Hammy, who occasionally drops in for fuel and a fumble with her. She naively believes that he loves her and would leave his wife, Sinead, were it not for their two children. After all, Hammy spends as little time with his family as possible, favoring the company of ex-con Shawshank and his low-life friends, McManus and Doot, instead.

Hammy is filled with conscience-stricken despair after Shawshank manipulates the men to assault the naive Pumpgirl and seeks solace in his family, seemingly appreciating his wife and children for the first time. At the same time, "Pumpgirl" is heartbroken and baffled to see Hammy suddenly play happy families and begins considering her options for revenge.