 The Million Dollar Hotel follows the supposed murder of Izzy Goldkiss (Tim Roth). FBI Agent Skinner (Mel Gibson) is sent into investigate the crime, and to weed out the killer. When he reaches the  hotel , he comes across many of the forgotten types of people living in the city. You have Geronimo, who is a self proclaimed Native American artist. Dixie, played with great gusto by Peter Stormare, as the  fifth  Beetle that is still waiting for his royalty payments, as well as recognition. Eloise, who is the neighborhood  whore . And then there is Tom-Tom, played by Jeremy Davies. He s the center of the story, being that he s the  village idiot  of the bunch, and has the trust of everyone in the Hotel. Agent Skinner has a few days to find out who the killer is, while the residents of the hotel devise a scheme to sell off Izzy s fabled  Tar Paintings .