"Jack Crandall flies a helicopter for a radio station, but his traffic reports are caught in a bad ratings tailspin...that is, until a huge St. Bernard named Barabbas stows away on his helicopter and sends the program's ratings through the clouds. But both Crandall and his girlfriend Kim are unaware that Barabbas is a hopeless kleptomaniac until the dog graduates to the world of high crime by casually lifting a million-dollar necklace from a team of professional jewel thieves."