In 1979 an ambitious state attorney-general contrives a plot to unseat an indiscreet governor. A somewhat innocent banker ensnarled in a midlife crisis, is caught in the crosshairs. As the Road Narrows portrays one poor decision and the media hysteria that drastically changed innocent lives. It is humorous, yet insightful. Filled with the conflicts that plagued America in the 1970s, shifting views on morality, social responsibility, political shenanigans, and clashing viewpoints on the Vietnam war.

Jeremy Pipkins is bored and frustrated with working in his domineering father’s bank, he seeks one spark of adventure before turning 40. Tragedy strikes and his only chance to reunite with his wife Alicia depends upon the fringe of post-Vietnam society – hippies and amusement park hucksters. He has a deep sense of obligation to his family but has come to enjoy the carefree life and the quirky people in it. Can he gather enough courage to blow up his old life and create a new one?

Detective Al Harwood is obsessed with getting his son into the best possible college. With the promise of a promotion, he joins a plot to bring down the Governor. Soon revenge forces him to pursue his best friend’s killer.