Now Willard Kurtz was once the world's greatest Elvis impersonator; some say more like the Man than the Man himself. When Li'l Elvis discovers that Willard was not only passing through town on the night of his arrival, but that Len went to see his show, he believes Willard is the key to his true identity. Despite his parents' misgivings, Li'l Elvis recruits Lionel and Janet and they make the treacherous journey along labyrinthine mine tunnels to Willard's last known whereabouts - the Dark Heart Bar.