Bruised, battered and generally ignored by life, Ernie believes he has no chance of ever being happy. Yet the diminutive redhead with the big heart somehow wins the love of the prettiest and wildest girl at school, and everything changes. The Fat Man is Britain's most wicked crime boss. Having bludgeoned, bribed and butchered his way to the top, he is now in the clutches of a mid-life crisis. Torn between his role as an evil mobster, and an unusual desire for inner peace, he has no idea which way to go. This fast-paced black comedy has more twists and turns than a wounded rattlesnake who's unsure of the best route to the snake hospital. It is filled to the brim with bizarre and intriguing characters, who dip in and out of each others' lives with unexpected and often disastrous consequences.