In Donald E. Westlake's classic adventure crime novels, everything bad becomes good, and God helps everyone who has anything to do with John Dortmunder at any given moment. However, in Dortmunder's next case, being caught is inevitable when a television program producer persuades thief and his cheerful team to take part in a reality show that will highlight all their actions. The producer promises to find a way to air the show without the footage being used as evidence against them. They are hesitant, but the pay is very good, so they accept his offer. The OJ Bar layout is assembled in a warehouse down Varick Street. The ground floor of this building was a large open space filled with various vehicles used in the world of television, from a news van and a fire truck to a two-wheeled carriage (though without a horse). Since the team's next move will be with the cameras on, Dortmunder and Kelp infiltrate to the roof of the new studio to organize everything correctly. They have come up with a brilliant plan to deceive viewers who are literally glued to the screen, but Dortmunder is determined, so he intends to finish this filming with money in his pocket.