Tom wasn't the only turkey to get roasted on Thanksgiving in 1955 when the small town of Bobsville experiences its first homicide.

Since childhood, Slayter Jones has been coddled and enabled by family, friends, and townsfolk. Through the years, his habit of using people as shortcuts has morphed into a dysfunctional condition, limiting his ability to do things for himself. To that point, in high school Slayter was voted "Most likely To Succeed Without Ever Trying." He knows no other way of life until a malicious lie snowballs into a series of lies to become the straw that breaks the turkey's back.

Five individuals with different agendas unite to make Slayter the entrée to a revenge scheme meant to teach him a lesson. But their well-intentioned message turns into a disaster. For the first time in his life Slayter is challenged to fend for himself and survive - an unimaginable task.