Paul (Hugh Grant) and Meryl Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker) are married Manhattanites, separated and about to divorce. Together, they witness a murder and are thus the next target of the killer. They are put in the witness protection program, and are placed in the tiny town of Ray, Wyoming, in the protective custody of U. S. Marshalls. While the killer tries to track them down, Paul and Meryl attempt to resuscitate their relationship in the new and completely different environment of the small town. The killer makes it to Ray and chases the couple to a rodeo. Paul and Meryl can save their marriage – if they can save themselves first.