Mr. Collins weaves a tale of deception and greed, revealing the perils of a gambling underworld seen through the eyes of a naive and gullible protagonist, Johnny Jasper. Johnny's best friend, the incorrigible Seymour Galvin, gets deep in debt with a bookie and can't pay up. Johnny can help, but only if he dips into the coveted family nest egg without his wife's consent. Johnny's simple life quickly spins out of control as he gets caught up in a seedy world he knows nothing about. After making a deal with the "devil," Johnny soon discovers the price of doing business with thugs is far greater than he ever imagined