BRIDGET is the story of a young woman with a criminal past who loses her baby son, Clarence, when her checkered past catches up with her in a deadly encounter and she is judged to be an "unfit mother". She spends 12 years attempting to get the boy back. In her odyssey she has some terrifying and whacky experiences. Her efforts take her from the Midwest to New York, Miami, the Middle East and back to New York. During that time she marries a young, slightly retarded man, Pete, as part of a business deal… Pete's father, Hawk who lost his wife and feels that his own life is near its end, wants to ensure that Pete is taken care of, and happy. He suggests to Bridget to marry his son. At the end of 5 years she will receive a million dollars and will be free to leave