John broke up with his girlfriend Jill, but she just broke down, so he took off because he couldn't put up with that. But his car broke down on the way home and he was too broke to call for a cab or a tow truck, so he decided to break into a car and try to hotwire it. Someone saw him however and the police picked him up before he could get it going. Jail was a new rough experience for him and quickly began to break him down, so he planned night and day on how to break out.