Matt is your typical angst ridden fourteen-year-old boy. It’s just his Mum, Jo, and little brother Artie in the house after their Dad died four years ago, so Matt is often called the man of the house. Matt sets off when he learns of Jo’s plans to sell her deceased husband’s Datsun, because Matt had always thought it would be his when he was old enough to drive, something his Dad promised him. Jo tasks Matt with babysitting Artie while she goes on a date, but he has other plans.