The Reluctant Killer

Steve "Killer" Janos, an ex–professional football player, has served time for alleged wife-beating. In reality, he had only pushed her in anger when she objected to his giving up a lucrative football career. Now, on parole and able to get a truck-driving job, he vows revenge—even murder.

During a stormy drive to El Paso, truck driver Steve Janos surprises his partner Joe when he quietly says he needs to hunt down his wife—and then kill her. Now, Steve finds Pat, but learns she has set up everything to make money from his reputation as a "Killer," waiting for him to become the monster she can use.

On a rain-swept haul toward El Paso, trucker Steve Janos shocks his partner Joe by calmly announcing he must find his wife—and then kill her. In the present, Steve tracks Pat down, only to discover she has engineered events to profit from his “Killer” image, expecting him to become the monster she can exploit.