It's 1933 and mischievous ten-year-old, Archie finds himself left in the care of his inattentive father, Charlie, a reluctant gangster indebted to mob boss Benny ""The Bomb" Palladino. Benny gives Charlie one last chance to clear his debt by collecting money from a rival. But when Archie decides to follow his father into the rival gangster's speakeasy, an explosive series of gunshots forces them to run for their lives! Heading south to a dustbowl, the two change their identities and try to start over - but the revengeful mob boss has not forgotten Charlie and suddenly arrives in town to settle the score.
