The three friends set off for the big city, carrying a letter they received years ago from a friend named Teddy. They are incredibly naive. While eating at a restaurant, they witness a man harassing a woman (Lydia). Moe intervenes and pokes the man in the eyes (classic Stooge move), leading to a massive brawl. Lydia turns out be in cahoots with her friend Mac and her lover. They are planning to kill Lydia's wealthy husband to inherit his fortune. Seeing the Stooges' clumsiness and idiocy, Lydia and Mac decide to hire the Stooges as hitmen to kill the husband. They offer to pay them exactly the amount the orphanage needs: $830,000.
: Growing up as clumsy maintenance men, the trio learns the orphanage will close unless they raise the money in 30 days. They volunteer to head into the big city to find the funds. The Murder Plot : Desperate for cash, they are hired by a woman named