After the end of the Colonel's Junta, three bosom friends--Kostas, Periklis, and Spiros--decide to form a new national political party: the ambitious A.K.E., aka the Humanitarian Movement of Greece. However, being short on money, and determined on campaigning with illegal funds on the theory that, if they win the election the end will justify the means, the trio plucks up the courage to abduct an affluent industrialist. When things don't turn out the way they'd hoped, jail awaits. Are ideas enough to make a difference?