In this comic thriller, the classic tussle between the good, the bad, and the well-meaning plays out in the freight yards of St.Paul, MN. Anderson is in it up to his neck. Fed up with being the linchpin in multiple train robberies, he attempts to extricate himself from the clutches of the unscrupulous construction magnate, Norstream. His feeble effort at going straight drive him to desperate measures. He and his friend, Brent, decide to kidnap Norstream's son, Randall, and play a dangerous game of chicken with one of the most powerful citizens in the Twin Cities. As the pressure mounts, with each player struggling for leverage over the others, things can only end with disaster for everybody. Or can they? This novel charts a comedy of errors that, in the end, shows that occasionally it's the unexpected underdog who comes out on top.