After a small win on the Grand National Bernard quickly gets addicted to gambling, leaving Fran and Manny in a bitter competition to sell as many books as possible. Soon horses aren\’t enough and Bern

rd finds himself taking part in an illegal poker game against a group of ruthless, often successful gamblers, including Dave \’Mouse Ear\’ Smith. Being utterly hopeless at cards, Bernard (now nicknamed The Gold Mine) loses everything, leaving Fran and Manny to hatch a plan to come up with the money before Bernard\’s debtors take his shop, Ã