A Jewish farm boy from Russia makes his way to America for a chance at a better life as he reflects on a haunted past that has shaped him so far.

Cyndi Lauper stars as a performing mermaid in a Miami nightclub who ends up on the wrong end of a murder. On the run carrying a locket that people seem to be getting killed for, she runs into an ex-golfer and a wisecracking kid who might just be able to bail her out of this wacky nightmare.