construction crew during the summer and collects .
unemployment benefits during winter. He has no family .
or friends. The only friends he has got are Lou, an .
alcoholic on welfare, and his dog named Merry Beth. He .
was unable to find a life mate because of his mental .
condition. .
Sarah - Hank Mitchell's wife who is expecting a child due in .
couple weeks. She works in a library as a check out clerk. .
Sarah and Hank are truly in love and happy about what .
they have. She went to college with Hank but took a job in .
the library to take care of her children and the house.
Lou - A friend of Jacob who is married to a local woman who had .
a low pay job. An unemployed forty five year old man .
suffering from alcohol abuse and lots of debts. He is unable .
to pay back anything because his farm was not bringing in .
any profit. The only friend of his is Jacob mostly because .
of alcohol. .
Plot Summary .
The three men were on their way to Lou's house to drop him off after ice fishing with Jacob, they drove off the road trying to escape the crossing fox. Jacob's dog ran away to chase the fox. Hank, Jacob and Lou went to search for the dog in the woods and accidentally stumbled on a crashed plane. While Hank was examining the plane inside, he found a dead pilot and a sports bag full of hundred-dollar bills totaling over 4 million dollars. Even though Hank was hesitant, Jacob and Lou convinced him to keep the money. Hank took it home for safekeeping until the spring comes and then split it among them. Even thought Hank and Sarah were happy, they were both troubled and scared by the fact that someone might be looking for the money.
