Beluga

The weather is a mixed bag in Metro City. Rain; sunshine; storm; clear sky. It has the lot - and you gamble if you leave your raincoat and umbrella at home. This city, of a half million inhabitants, stands on the Atlantic Ocean coastline with its dumps, tramps, hangers-on, drug pushers and killers matching any American metropolis. The ownership of property and viable land is negotiated by the bullet and the gun. City Hall has a high percentage of councillors who pocket illicit hand-outs from the city underworld, and yet they face Joe Public with features of pure innocence. Having land; property; business strength, and the right connections helps former deadheads become millionaires. But there are folk in Metro City who succeed by character and determination. This is the story of such a character - Maxine Hayes.