Tired of seeing the little guy get the short end of the stick Smitty's at the end of his rope as a Union Business Agent until the senior bartender at Golden Gate Fields Race Track is fingered in a brazen millon dollar heist and desperatly calls on him for help. It's 1989 and tensions are high as the Bay Area blisters from an unusual heat wave, and the even more unusual anticipation of a World Series between bitter rivals, Oakland A's and SF Giants. With Jack Daniels as his only companion, danger and intrigue lurk as Smitty struggles to uncover the truth that will prove the bartender's innocence and save his life. From the steamy underbelly of Oakland's Chinatown to the gritty streets of Tijuana, he must navigates between Vietnamese gangsters, Detroit mobsters, insatiable women and a sexy defense attorney with hard agendas and soft lips.