Rubin and Marnie were the successful ones, darlings of the social and religious Bible belt culture. Rubin was not always a powerful man, he was once teachable. His ability to mold himself into something needed was the catalyst to a career that was full of promise.  
Too bad he was not satisfied with the future so many were seeking for him. Rubin never meant to be superficial or phony, it was needed of him and he was good at giving what needs demand. 
Marnie was all that was missing in Rubin. But like so many others in his life, she was blinded by her own ambitions and unaware of his numbing dissatisfaction.  
Only pivotal catastrophic events could possibly rescue them from meaningless existence. Would catastrophic events come too late?