A very conservative, ecologically minded man with upright morals and a sense of duty to his fellow man and nature discovers $80,000 in his garbage bins. Learning that the money was stolen and stashed by criminals who robbed a bank, one of whom was killed by police in the chase, he is tempted to keep the money and sees it as a chance to finally live an easier life. When the criminals come back looking for their cash he has some explaining to do to his wife, and them.