 Bilko receives a box or artifacts from his Aunt which suggests that his ancestor, Major Joshua Bilko, played a vital role in the US gaining independence. Bilko takes a great deal of pride in knowing that it was a Bilko who served alongside George Washington at this glorious point in American History. He begins to read Major Joshua Bilko s diary and slowly realises that maybe he and Joshua Bilko are not so dissimilar - but not in a good way!