Judge William "Billy" Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew.。一对年轻的情侣住在一套公寓里,公寓的后院被一道木栅栏隔开。他们各自的家庭,因两人的关系产生许多矛盾和混乱的闹剧,两家人隔着栅栏互相憎恨,“罗密欧与朱丽叶”式的故事,发生在这个廉价的公寓区。。