A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Penny Palabras is being tormented by a malevolent entity called the Straw Man. She's not sure why he's chosen her, but his pranks are escalating and he grows more aggressive every time Penny encounters him.

Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.