Willie Cooper is on the down and out. He has been dismissed from his longtime job. His new career in professional gambling reveals losses of one hundred and eighty thousand dollars in three months. He has been afflicted with a rare medical condition known to exist only in gamblers. Willie's symptoms appear shortly after enduring a bad beat and viewing a disturbing nude scene in the movie "Failure to Launch." Despite facing huge challenges, Willie refuses to abandon his dream. He reflects on the wisdom imparted by his late great-uncle Willard "The Poet" Cooper. Willard was an American hobo who...