In the premiere of this modern noir drama series, Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) and Ma (Jacki Weaver) discover drug addict James (Jimmi Simpson) on an empty New Mexico road and bring him to their ranch in Half Acre, NM.

In Mexico, the imprisoned Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) and Ma (Jacki Weaver) are separated, while back in Half Acre, James (Jimmi Simpson) and the real Paul Allen Brown (Damon Herriman) conduct a secret meeting.

Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) commandeers the ice-cream truck, as James (Jimmi Simpson) provokes a rattlesnake encounter and Felipe (Efren Ramirez) undertakes astronaut training.

Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) drives a stolen ice-cream truck to Hector’s house in Mexico, while James (Jimmi Simpson) interrupts Felipe’s (Efren Ramirez) astronaut training in Houston.

On Father’s Day in Mexico, Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) follows Hector’s sons into their classroom, and James (Jimmi Simpson) guides Glenn (Dash Williams) out of the desert.

Pa (Sir Ben Kingsley) gains control over Hector (Luis Guzman), demanding that Hector lead him to Ma (Jacki Weaver), who is in dire straits.