Jenny and her husband are having difficulty coming up with their share of expenses to farm their tennant's land after a drought the year before and tractor payments. They are in jeopardy of losing their farm if they can't work out a deal with their tenant, who is a former lover of Jenny's.
Jenny is unwittingly used as a pawn by her husband, who wants to get his hands on the formula for creating a zombie. He gets caught and she pays the price in the bargain for their freedom