Married to Jessie ( Helen Hunt ) , who is pregnant , he seems to have made the transition from hillbilly to respectable lawman .
Truman Gates ( Patrick Swayze ) , raised in Appalachia , has migrated to Chicago to become a police officer .
Married to Jessie ( Helen Hunt ) , who is pregnant , Truman Gates seems to have made the transition from hillbilly to respectable lawman .
Truman Gates ( Patrick Swayze ) , raised in Appalachia , has migrated to Chicago to become a police officer .