Friends in good and bad times, Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker meet once a week to play chess, have a drink, and grab a bite to eat while reflecting on life. But in this third book in the series (after On the Bright Side), Evert spots a stroller with a baby in it—unattended for just a minute—and decides to take it for a walk. Evert and Hendrik resolve to return their charge to its parents, but the quiet neighborhood is now swarmed by bumbling police officers, and they realize that getting rid of their accidental foster child will be more difficult than expected.