KATIE SAYS GOODBYE tells the story of an optimistic and kind-hearted young waitress in a struggling desert town in the Southwest named Katie (Cooke). In order to fulfill her dream of a new life in San Francisco, Katie prostitutes herself to a handful of regulars at the diner where she works. As Katie draws closer to saving the money necessary for her departure, the delicate harmony of her small town slowly begins to crumble and the townsfolk begin to take advantage of her innate kindness. In the end, Katie must either accept her lot and stay in the destitute town she was born into, or pursue a new life despite losing everything to those she loved and trusted.