Damien Berchshire, husband, father, Englishman, wakes up to find his long lost Uncle Edmund dead on the front lawn. During his ensuing investigation he seeks help from a former eco-terrorist, hunts down an ex-girlfriend/murder suspect, rides public transportation, escapes from a Blues-jersey-wearing bagman, doesn't call his mother, has a drink at Mangia, gambles at a casino where he's been banned for life, tries to get tenure, drinks at Mangia, gets punched in the face, is arrested, shops at the Tower Grove Farmers Market, gets a gun, drinks at Mangia, sees a coyote, visits the St. Louis Art Museum, takes his wife out to dinner, talks politics, drinks at Mangia, gets kidnapped by his ex-girlfriend/murder suspect, puts his daughter to bed, goes to a ball, breaks into an accounting office and tries to figure out what the hell is going on with number 6.