In a Chicago junk shop three small-time crooks plot to rob a man of his coin collection. Its existence came to light when the collector found a valuable “buffalo nickel” in the shop. The three plotter-punks fancy themselves as businessmen pursuing the legitimate concerns of free enterprise. In reality they are Donny, the stupid junk shop owner; Bobby, a spaced-out young junkie Donny has befriended and finally “Teacher”, violent paranoid braggart. But their plans come to naught and in reality are futile, vulgar verbal exercises. The play offers three excellent roles and character studies.
