▁and ▁take ▁a ▁shot ▁at ▁a ▁" normal " ▁life . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁Al bu quer que ▁and ▁landing ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁an ▁auto ▁ins urance ▁company , ▁John ▁goes ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Mr . ▁Town send ▁( Peter ▁D ink lage ), ▁who ▁pairs ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁company ' s ▁top ▁fra ud ▁deb unker , ▁Vir g il ▁( R om any ▁Mal co ), ▁and ▁sends ▁them ▁out ▁on ▁an ▁investigation ▁together . ▁While ▁John ▁is ▁eager ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁promotion , ▁he ' s ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁go ▁anywhere ▁near ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁and ▁before ▁he ▁leaves ▁he ▁strik es ▁up ▁a ▁ten uous ▁rom ance ▁with ▁his ▁ecc ent ric ▁co - worker , ▁J ill ▁( S ar ah ▁Silver man ). ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁road , ▁Vir g il ▁and ▁John ▁encounter ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁off be at ▁characters ▁including ▁Ned , ▁a ▁n ude ▁milit ant ▁( Tim ▁Bla ke ▁Nelson ), ▁T ast y ▁D ▁L ite , ▁a ▁wheel ch air - using ▁stri pper ▁( Em man uelle ▁Ch ri qui ), ▁and ▁a ▁car n ival ▁human ▁tor ch ▁( John ▁Cho ). ▁But ▁while ▁Vir g il ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁experience , ▁John ▁gradually ▁begins ▁to ▁assert ▁himself ▁and ▁soon ▁his ▁efforts ▁begin ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁case ▁moves ▁closer ▁to ▁conclusion . ▁As ▁John ' s ▁confidence ▁grows , ▁he ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁running ▁away ▁from ▁his