Gregory Plaint is protesting about the level of noise and pollution from the new runway at the nearby Peterson Air airfield. All the other residents in the quiet suburb have moved away and their houses have been demolished, but Gregory stubbornly refuses to move, he does not want to leave the home he was born in. The protest gains media interest, especially when Cosmo Peterson, the airline owner, wins a court case granting him the right to evict Gregory and demolish the house. Pigeon Boy soon discovers that there is more to this long running dispute than meets the eye...