Earnest and naive Howie arrives on the quaint island of St. Gaff's to escape a trench war that's raging on the mainland (and perhaps something else as well). There, he joins the mysterious milkmen who are up to more than just delivering milk. In a world where digging is illegal and the only telephone on the island is in the church tower, Howie, haunted by wild visions, must make sense of his past while he seeks a promotion, sprays for flies and tries to impress Stormy, the girl next door.