Recovering alcoholic John Hemingway runs into an assortment of crazy characters while working as night manager of a seedy bus terminal, aided by his sarcastic assistant, Mahalia. Others in the building include Dexter, the acerbic snack-bar operator and Heavy Gene, the surly janitor who hates to clean. Frequently dropping in to visit are hooker Watkins, who has a heart of gold, and doughnut-mooching cops Hampton and Eggers.