Samuel Raspa

A down-on-his-luck sponge salesman on the verge of suicide happens to meet Sally Three Stacks Jr, the heir of the most powerful crime family in town. When Sally mistakes the sponge salesman for an associate named Tony's Cousin, the sponge salesman decides not to correct him and leave his old identity behind to join the crime family as Tony's Cousin.

When Sam is faced with the death of his dog he feels the control of his life slip from his fingertips.