When an old gangster friend of Leo's father makes a request he "can't refuse," Leo and his band of drunks, delve into the world of environmental politics in search of Caroline Nobel, a spoiled brat, without the sense God gave a gopher. With the help of "the Boys"--a group of aging winos who are his modern day "Baker Street Irregulars"--Leo fights Native American tribal politics, industrial pollution, and psychotic grannies to fulfill his obligation to a friend.