 Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, chat about their aches and pains and their fear of death s approach. Harmless stuff, at first glance. But the autumn of their lives is hardly a bed of roses. Carla can t pay the rent for her retirement home, Lilli is constantly harassed by her daughter, and Meta s neurotic son is getting on her nerves. A wee dram is just the thing for putting the cares of the world behind you, and so, over the odd glass of liqueur, they dream of a luxury cruise financed by their card games. Just their luck to be mugged as they bring the takings to the bank. A shattered dream? No way, say the three graces - anything those young men can do, we can do better. They work out a perfect plan, persuade Meta s short-sighted neighbour to join them, and return to the bank with a blunderbuss.