Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers." Having done time rather than inform on his partner in a failed burglary, Eddie now struggles to raise his two daughters alone. Power falls for and marries traveler girl Kathleen, but when she runs off with Power's nephew Dermot — and takes the $11,000 dowry with her — Eddie must track the couple down.

Eddie es un ex-convicto de un pequeño pueblo que descubre tener talento para vender cualquier cosa. Eddie ve una manera de superar su mala vida mediante el uso de ese talento en su beneficio. Con lo que no contaba era con el asesinato y el caos a lo largo del camino.