The theft of his 1973 mint condition Road Runner caps off a year's worth of hard luck for Joel Larson. On the verge of a breakdown, he consults his closest friend, Mason Duerson. After lending his ear to Joel's extensive venting, Mason feels compelled to ease Joel's angst by alerting him to eerily similar drawbacks he has experienced. The run of bad luck reaches a climax when Joel is assaulted by a pair of bikers inside the men's washroom of a local watering hole. Arriving on the scene, it is up to Mason to make things right.