My Blue Heaven

Vinnie Antonelli and his wife Linda adjust to a quiet life under the Witness Protection Program. They live under the watchful eye of federal agent Barney Coopersmith. The contrast between his mob past and the new ordinary routine creates constant tension.

In a bid to cheat the system, Vinnie uses a price gun to mark down expensive items. The act reveals his instinct to bend rules even in ordinary errands. The incident foreshadows how easily he drifts back into dishonesty.

Vinnie inadvertently steals a car and is hauled to the police station. Assistant DA Hannah Stubbs questions him, and he fabricates an elaborate web of lies to explain his actions. The interrogation foreshadows the coming push-pull between him and the legal system.

Barney flashes his credentials and insists Hannah cannot arraign Vinnie yet due to the mob trials ahead. He pressures the system to delay any formal action so Vinnie can continue in protection. The moment marks the beginning of an uneasy partnership between the agent and the ex-mobster.

At a shopping center on Thanksgiving, Barney's colleague urges a stakeout on stolen credit cards, but Barney recognizes Tod and sends him home. Tod then tails Hannah into a pet store, where he runs into another ex-mobster. The two threads foreshadow trouble converging around Hannah.

Vinnie and Barney discover both of their wives have left them. Linda heads back to New York City, while Margaret departs Barney for a life that is less procedural.

Vinnie is introduced to a group of fellow ex-mobsters who share a grim reality: the government stipend ends once he testifies. The group starts hijacking delivery trucks as a twisted way to stay afloat. The scheme tightens the stakes for everyone involved.

Hannah brings Tod in for questioning after a speeding stop and the discovery of contraband in his car. While Tod tells his usual tall tale, Barney springs him because there was no warrant. The moment reinforces the uneasy, overlapping loyalties in their tangled lives.

Vinnie and Barney fly to New York City for testimony, but Vinnie eludes his handler at the airport and later at the hotel. The two end up at a club where Barney learns to merengue in a tailored suit. When mobsters attempt to take out Vinnie, Barney knocks them aside by dropping a chandelier on them, cementing their mutual debt.

Back in San Diego, Tod brings Hannah and her sons to a baseball game, with Barney invited to join. They all enjoy themselves, and Tod suggests a fundraiser to fix up the drainage plagued field. Barney invites Hannah to a law enforcement cocktail party, hinting at closer ties.

Vinnie meets a woman who seems right for him in the supermarket, and they elope in Reno. The romance mirrors Vinnie's skewed sense of happiness amid his chaotic life. Crystal's role grows as a stabilizing force.

At a party, Barney demonstrates the merengue for Hannah as they compare notes about their abandoned marriages. They end up spending the night together, and the next morning her ex-husband barges in, prompting Barney to eject him.

With only three weeks left on their assignments, Barney and a colleague go undercover as Canadians to chase a hijacking ring, only to discover a shipment of watercooler bottles. Vinnie disperses them around town as donations for the little league park. The oddities of the sting bring some of the strands together.

Hannah insists on indicting Vinnie, but a pair of mafia hitmen open fire during the court proceedings. Crystal, the officer who admired Vinnie, arrives to pull him out of danger, and they share a moment of connection. Vinnie and Crystal then remain entangled with the ongoing sting operation.

In the town's new ballpark, a fully built stands and a sign for Vinnie's book How I Got Here line the sidelines. Vinnie has married Crystal and they have a baby, while Barney serves as the team's coach. The epilogue ties up the new life in a humorous yet heartfelt way.