Your Cheatin’ Heart

Cissie Crouch works as a waitress at Bar L in Glasgow, an American-themed bar and restaurant. Her husband, Dorwood, is serving time in prison for a robbery she believes he did not commit. The police build a case around him, leaving Cissie determined to prove his innocence. This setup grounds her in a city of crime and media attention.

Cissie meets journalist Frank McClusky who agrees to help her clear Dorwood's name. He begins investigating Fraser Boyle, a violent drug dealer tied to Dorwood's old band. McClusky starts following leads and linking Dorwood's case to Boyle's activities. This marks the start of the investigative arc.

McClusky discovers a link between Boyle and the Irish band Jim Bob O'May and The Wild Bunch, hinting at a larger drug network. The connection ties the Dorwood case to a broader criminal-musical scene. The revelation deepens the stakes for Cissie and her family.

It emerges that Boyle is the father of Cissie's child, who has been taken into care and placed with foster parents in Aberdeen. The discovery raises personal urgency for Cissie and expands the scope of the search for the child. The Aberdeen connection also foreshadows future travel.

McCluskey recruits Cissie to join his country and western act, hiring the McPhail Sisters to help. He pretends to be a musician to infiltrate the Glasgow music scene and get closer to The Wild Bunch. The ruse creates an entry point for gathering information and building the team's network.

David Cole, the Bar L owner-manager, is murdered in a drug-related dispute. The crime escalates the underworld's violence and signals Henderson's intent to use The Wild Bunch to transport cocaine. The murder widens the conflict between rival gangs in Glasgow.

Dorwood climbs onto the prison roof to protest his innocence, then falls and is seriously injured. With Boyle's help, he escapes from hospital and the plan is hatched to smuggle him out of the country with The Wild Bunch. The escape raises the stakes for everyone involved.

All the players converge on the Wild Bunch concert at the Ponderosa roadhouse outside Glasgow. Tamara MacAskill, a local radio reporter, recognizes Henderson and is abducted by him as he goes to collect the drugs shipment. The concert becomes a nexus for multiple storylines to collide.

Dorwood uses Boyle's revolver to wound one of Boyle's associates in the car park. He, Cissie, and McClusky escape in MacAskill's radio car toward Aberdeen to search for Cissie's child. The escape underscores the danger and urgency of their mission.

Henderson, now in possession of the drugs, travels to Aberdeen to catch up with O'May, while the McPhail Sisters head there hoping to perform again with O'May. The city becomes the stage for the drug deal's next move. Tensions rise as pursuit and performance intertwine.

McCluskey declares his love for Cissie, but she remains non-committal, showing a conflicted mix of affection and pragmatism amid danger. The moment adds emotional complexity to their uneasy alliance. Their relationship remains unsettled as events escalate.

They locate the address where the child is living, but Cissie turns away without seeing him, signaling unresolved pain and a barrier to reconciliation. The moment highlights the personal cost of the crime saga orbiting them. The search continues with uncertain outcomes.

Henderson attempts to murder MacAskill with a drug overdose; Dorwood, contemplating suicide, finds Henderson about to deliver the drugs to O'May and leads him away at gunpoint. Henderson is later found dead and MacAskill is saved, but Dorwood's own fate and the final fate of the drugs are left unresolved. The climax tests loyalties and survival.

After the chaos, McCluskey walks away from Cissie, feeling used and deceived, leaving their collaboration in doubt. The film closes on a note of ambiguity about love, trust, and justice in the wake of the confrontation. The ensemble remains fractured as the story ends.