After receiving a letter from his wife who wants a divorce, Jericho goes to a bar to drown himself in alcohol. While there, he is confronted by a man who shows him that he can't do something without affecting everything and everyone around him.

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.