Milo Milodragovitch is a private detective who built his firm over state divorce laws that required proof of infidelity. However, the laws have recently changed and Milo's business has all but disappeared. Milo spends his days drinking and staring out the window, unsure how he is going to pay his bills in the future. Milo is the son of wealthy parents who were raging alcoholics, both of whom committed suicide at different times in Milo's youth. Milo was in the Army and was a sheriff's deputy, but he was a corrupt cop who disappointed his one good friend when the truth was revealed. Now Milo is an alcoholic who spends most of his time drinking, either in bars or alone in his office.