A mercurial girl named Pony crashes into the life of protagonist Henry Thigpin and his older roommate Mike, and the three form an offbeat domestic triangle. When Henry falls for Pony even after she has warned him not to, Pony works to sabotage their friendship.

A private detective's unwelcome guest, a golem with a murdered woman's corpse in tow, drags him into a multi-dimensional race to find a serial killer.