In the small southern town of Shelby Springs, a man named Terry Richmond arrives, not on horseback but on a bicycle. However, before he can get to the courthouse to post bail for his cousin, he is struck down by a police vehicle. The officers conduct a search based on false pretenses and discover the money intended for bail and a new business venture with his cousin. They confiscate the funds, suspecting them to be drug-related, a practice that is legally sanctioned in the United States, termed 'civil asset forfeiture.'