He's Gone

Elementary schoolteacher William “Billy” Gardner, hits middle age, wonders what it’s all about, and wanders through smoky fleshpots and glittering gambling dens in search of illumination. He makes a weekend excursion to America’s newest playground and misses the return bus, not for the first time. Billy’s wife, Liz, hires Frank Rotten to bring him home. Liz’s meddling mother wants Billy to stay lost and hires Frank to make him an offer. Liz’s new squeeze wants to take Billy’s place and makes an offer of her own. Frank sees the chance to make a killing, ignores the conflicts of interest, and almost gets killed himself when he and Billy face off on opposite sides of a generational divide.