After two disastrous attempts to get back to Zorca-twenty-three, Oas realizes she must take matters into her own hands if they are to survive Earth. The victim of a negative tea leaf reading, the superstitious members of Peach Acid, the rock star friends she's travelling with, force her out onto the cold rainy streets of London, where she must fend for herself and Rotsen. Luckily she and Rotsen are taken in by a kind playwright where she discovers an amazing revelation about her father and his past connection to Rockhedge Circle—a connection which might help her get back to her home planet.