Jack Mason is fast approaching his fortieth birthday. His wife is having an affair and he is at a crossroads with his career. He still has a hangover from his childhood, where his father was a dictatorial and sometimes violent character. The one positive thing that Jack's father did do, was to take him to see the rocket launches at the Cape, and this sparked a fire inside Jack. Jack also has a secret. For as long as he can remember he wanted to fly in a rocket. So much so that he has bought an old German A4 brought to the US after World War II and has spent all his spare time working out how...

Luke Oakenshore is creeping towards thirty, and all he has to show for it is an old car, a job with no future and a home on his best mates sofa. Luke is looking for an opportunity, a way to make it, make some cash, a bit of 'Easy Pony'. When Luke is dragged along to a school reunion by his friends Gareth and Martin, he realises what an underachiever he is, and after a run of bad luck the three decide to take matters into their own hands and look to make some quick money, even if it means stepping on the wrong side of the law.

Andrew Fairfax has it all. Money, fast cars, a jet set lifestyle and above all Jenny, his smart, successful, beautiful wife. But Andrew has a problem. He has an insanely jealous personality and cannot get past the thought that Jenny may be unfaithful and leave him. Andrew pressurises his best friend Ben to test Jenny's fidelity, which starts a chain of events that will have disastrous consequences for all of them.