Doin' Time at the Alamo

It's a hot July weekend at The Alamo, a woebegone motel that is directly across the street from a federal penitentiary in Texas

Seven lonely, wise cracking characters "do time" between visits with their loved ones in prison

They play cards, argue, order out for moo shu shrimp, plan a wedding

And dream of love

And it's here at The Alamo, that these prisoners of love take a final stand against loneliness

And ultimately find freedom

Characters include the motel owner who has been unable to escape from The Alamo since his father died in prison

A tough talking New Yorker engaged to a two timing mobster

Her reluctant bodyguard

The dental hygienist who loves the bodyguard

Her mother, a devotee of the card game rummy

A seventy year old woman who believes in numerology and the letters of the twenty year old prisoner she plans to marry this July 4th weekend

And a wife whose yuppie husband lied to the Feds - and to her!

A warm comedy offering strong female roles