Working as a mortician in the small town of Carthage, Texas, Bernie is one of those ... but with a twist because of how complex of a character Bernie Tiede actually is according to the fiction ...

We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker ... we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a wealthy, mean-spirited widow ...