On a first date, Rex (art critic for a free newspaper) and LuAndy (would-be poet) stumble into his apartment to discover, perched on the coffee table, the Head of John the Baptist (a speaking role). Rex thinks this discovery could make his career. LuAndy is entranced. Her former friend Harriet, an ex-nun and current performance artist semi-magically arrives to pursue her own interest in religious icons. The encounter eventually touches all of life’s major bases: god, sex, death, art, stand-up comedy, and major household appliances.