After a literary professor's former student dies, he must decide whether to finish the student's novel.

Life takes a sour turn for a corrupt politician when he crosses the wrong people.

Mort, An incompetent private detective pursues unpromising leads and dead ends, accompanied by a young man hoping to get his deposit back. They search the city for answers, finding only growing paranoia uniting the two.

A slacker detective gives in to his desires and becomes a full time drunk poet.