The Comet of St Loomis

It's a pleasant summer evening at the Throckmorton Ridge Motor Court and owner Charlie Loomis is planning a romantic evening of comet gazing with his ex girlfriend Trudy. The comet Akashi is due to make a rare and mystical appearance in the night sky. Charlie, a decent but lonely man, finds his patience and good humor strained to the limits as his plans are continually disrupted by people seeking help. Annie, the court's teenaged maid, wants advice and reassurance as she awaits the imminent arrival of her baby. Her video game addict of an air headed husband is so freaked by the approaching birth that he has developed a disturbing inability to speak to her. Instead, he converses with the unborn child. Martin Gray, the neurotic honorary mayor, is upset because his town is teetering on the brink of insolvency. For some strange reason, he is sure that Loomis can save it. An increasingly frazzled Loomis is then confronted by a stranger from out of town. For all involved, the arrival of the comet will have a memorable impact in this touching dramedy.